As the countries of the world anticipate how to deal with the new mutant mutant of the ‘Corona’ virus, and the calls issued by world government to seriously abide by all instructions and guidelines issued by the concerned authorities to reduce the risks of the new mutated strain, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry stressed the huge strategic food supplies are good enough for more than 6 months.
The ministry also said instructions have been given to import any commodity that is missing from the local market to meet the needs of citizens and residents, as well as increase orders have been given to increase the quantity stock in the supply branches.
Sources told Al-Anba freight routes — air, land and sea — to and from Kuwait are open and there is no change, noting that Kuwait has sufficient experience in this field, especially since it has a great food solvency that makes it immune to any emergency situation especially since in the past Kuwait at the beginning of the crisis, Kuwait drew a road map to deal with the crisis successfully.
The sources added there is no reason to panic in light of the new African mutant ‘Omicron’, and the evidence is that the Food Committee has not even called for a meeting against the background of this mutant, since at the moment there is no need for such a meeting.
The sources indicated the current food stock is sufficient to feed Kuwait for six months and more, in the worst case scenario, indicating that the Ministry of Commerce and Industry is keen to implement and follow the precautionary measures set by the health authorities in the country.
With regard to importing foodstuffs from South African countries, the sources confirmed no instructions have yet been issued in this area, meaning the import of all kinds of foodstuffs continues, while at the same time ruling out the closure of shipping lines at the moment or even in the foreseeable future.
The sources pointed out the ministry has succeeded, since the beginning of the Covid 19 pandemic, in developing plans commensurate with the challenges of the pandemic, with the application of precise and deliberate measures, including expanding the base of importing foodstuffs of all kinds, and facilitating the movement of entry of raw materials needed for industry, and opening the way for traders and importers to enhance the food stock in the country.
The Executive Director of the Marketing and Local Sales Sector at the Livestock Transport and Trade Company, Abdulhadi Boland, assured the company has a sufficient stock of all types of fresh, chilled and processed meat. In an exclusive statement to Al-Anba, Boland added that Al-Mawashi, which is one of the food security companies, is always ready to keep pace with any developments.
He said that the company had developed an emergency plan since the beginning of the Corona virus pandemic to meet the market needs of meat, and that it was ready to activate this plan in case the need arises, but he added that the current stock is more than sufficient, and said the livestock transport lines from all importing countries are still open and there has been no change, which ensures that the strategic stock of the company will continue to be strengthened without interruption during the next stage.
