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KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait’s confirmed coronavirus cases increased by 521 to 99,049 with one person having succumbed to the disease raising the death toll to 581 in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Saturday.
The figures include people, who have come into contact with infected individuals, and others whose source of infection is currently being investigated, read a ministry statement.
In terms of health zones, 131 cases were reported in Hawalli, 114 in Farwaniyah, 111 in the Capital, 96 in Al-Ahmadi and 69 in Jahra, added the official.
There are 96 people currently receiving intensive care for the virus out of a total 8,970 patients being hospitalised.
Some 3,545 swab tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, out of a total of 705,029 so far, added the spokesman. (KUNA)
KUWAIT CITY: Ala’a Hussein, head of the interim Kuwaiti government loyal to Baghdad, which was formed after the Iraqi invasion of the country on Aug 2, 1990, was rushed to the prison hospital after he suffered a heart attack, reports Al-Rai daily.
An informed source Ala’a Hussein complained of chest pain and was taken for examination and then taken to the Prisoners’ Ward at the Farwaniya Hospital for further tests and treatment.
Alaa Hussein was a former Kuwaiti officer, who headed the interim government for several days, and was tried after the liberation of Kuwait. He was convicted of treason and was sentenced in absentia to capital punishment. The charge was “treason and conspiring with the enemy during wartime.”
KUWAIT CITY: The Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI) announced on Saturday the launch of an update on the (My Identity) app, version (V1.5.4), to be compatible with the iOS 14 operating system for iPhones, which was recently launched by Apple and is a radical change to the operating system, reports Al-Rai daily.
PACI said in a press statement that it was preparing in advance for this radical change before its official launch by modifying the (My Identity) application and testing it on various modern and old iPhones.
Sources at the PACI explained this comes out of PACI keenness to coincide with the official launch to ensure the continuation of the application of (My Identity) in the various devices due to its importance in establishing the identity in light of the Cabinet decision regarding the adoption of applying (My Identity) instead of the Civil ID.
KUWAIT CITY: In its recent meeting with local banks, the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) stressed the need to focus on national workforce in the banking sector, localize jobs, and increase the presence of nationals at various job levels in the sector, reports Al-Anba daily.
In a press statement, CBK revealed that its meeting with local banks is within the framework of its keenness to develop job opportunities in the sector for nationals; confirming the presence of the executive heads and general directors for human resources in local banks in the meeting.
CBK said they discussed ways to develop job opportunities for nationals in the banking sector, such that this sector will have the largest number of national workers in the private sector. It disclosed this will be done by increasing the nationalization rates in the banking sector, while enhancing the presence of nationals in higher positions.