200 generators ready for emergency purpose:MEW
Bid to tackle breakdowns, interruptions
Four warehouses of Doha Port allocated to MoH
Kuwait Ports Authority (KPA) announced the allocation of four warehouses belonging to Doha Port to Ministry of Health to use for storing medical equipment, reports Al-Anba daily.
In a press statement, Assistant Director General for Administrative and Financial Affairs and
Doha Port Atif Al-Shatti said this decision is part of the efforts exerted by the state in the face of the repercussions of the spread of the new COVID-19.
He revealed that representatives of Ministry of Health were briefed during a joint meeting on several storage areas belonging to the Doha Port to be used as warehouses to store medical equipment and supplies.
Al-Shatti affirmed the keenness of KPA to stand with the state institutions in providing all consumable goods and supplies, including medical needs.
KUWAIT CITY, March 24: Director of Ministry of Electricity and Water’s Public Relations Department Iqbal AlTayyar revealed that a new mechanism has been laid down to receive corporate transactions in the ministry, reports AlSeyassah daily.
She explained that this mechanism requires preparing a special office for the registry, and implementing a special mechanism to receive corporate transactions outside the ministry’s building. This is coupled with guidelines for non-proliferation of the coronavirus and ensuring commitment of visitors to the preventive measures to avoid congestion while receiving these transactions.
A text message will be sent to the customers’ mobile phones after completion of these transactions.
In a recent press statement, Al-Tayyar said, “the ministry started receiving corporate customers Sunday morning. It activated this new mechanism with the aim of continuing the works of the technical sectors, especially since Ministry of Electricity and Water is a service ministry that has different requirements and materials in all sectors”.
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On the other hand, informed sources in Ministry of Electricity and Water affirmed the readiness of the ministry’s sectors to deal with any breakdowns or interruptions under the current conditions that the country is going through and the measures taken by the state to prevent spread of the coronavirus.
They explained that the Emergency Management Department has approximately 200 emergency generators of different capacities affiliated to the Emergency Department in the Electrical Distribution Networks Sector. The department is ready to deal with any malfunctions that may occur in all governorates.
Also, the emergency teams are ready to deal with any interruptions or accidents that the electricity and water network may be exposed to around the clock. They will handle the reports and complaints received via the hotline number related to interruptions of electricity or water services.
Meanwhile, under the slogan ‘Stay at Home’, the Al- Ahmadi Hospital pharmacy, affiliated to Kuwait Oil Company, has issued a circular to its beneficiaries to use WhatsApp application from Saturday, March 29, 2020, reports Al-Rai daily.
the circular sated, “To ensure your health and not to spread viruses, we will provide you with a service request for re-dispensing and delivery of medicines through WhatsApp, provided that the name, medical file number, phone number, delivery address and copy of the civil card are provided.”
The circular pointed out that the WhatsApp number is 95514418 and the service is available daily from 9 am to 1 pm except Friday and that the pharmacist will respond as soon as possible