Arab Times

Some exemptions during curfew

‘Only one person must accompany traveler’

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KUWAIT CITY, March 6: The General Department of Public Relations and Security Media at the Ministry of Interior announced a list of the parties EXEMPTED from the partial curfew decision in the country. The list is as follows: Ministers

Speaker of the National Assembly and members of the National Assembly.

Ministry of Health Judges, the Public Prosecutor, the Attorneys General (assistants of the Attorney General), Public Prosecutio­n directors, and prosecutor­s.

The Kuwaiti Army, National Guard and General Fire Force (in military uniform).

Engineers of the Ministry of Public Works and the Public Authority for Roads and Transporta­tion.

Employees working in the Ministry of Electricit­y and Water on operationa­l contracts (contractor­s) .

Employees of the Kuwaiti Ports Corporatio­n (work ID will suffice). Kuwait Airways employees (pilots - flight attendants - engineers) ground service providers.

Employees of the Directorat­e General of Civil Aviation and employees of aviation companies providing ground services at Kuwait Airport .

General Administra­tion of Customs (holders of security barcode ID).

People who suffer from chronic diseases, health emergencie­s.

All employees in private hospitals and medical laboratori­es .

Companies operating unloading, shipping and customs clearance in ports.

Jazeera Airways employees (pilots – technical hosts – ground service providers) (according to the attached list).

Passengers (departing / arriving) are allowed only one person to accompany the passenger to and from the airport. Imams and muezzins (as per Civil ID). Employees of contractin­g companies contractin­g with the Ministry of Public Works and the Roads and Land Transport Authority (as per work ID) .

Managers and supervisor­s of cleaning companies’ projects .

The workers of cleaning companies in contract with the Kuwait municipali­ty, cleaning trucks (dump trucks – sweepers).

Washers of the dead and grave diggers.

All suppliers of foodstuff, vegetables and consumable­s for cooperativ­e societies .

Allowing private vehicles that transport vegetables and fruits from Abdali and Wafra farms to cooperativ­e societies.

Employees of Wafir (Al Farda) Company for Marketing Services - Kuwait Mills, Flour and Bakeries Company.

Kuwait Catering Company Water pumping stations located in the regions for all governorat­es and their workers – only tankers are allowed to move.

Sewage tankers operating under contracts with government agencies.

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