Government spokesman Tareq Al-Mezrim said Thursday the decision to end the complete lockdown in Farwaniya area is still awaiting the assessment of the Ministry of Health. “The decision depends on the health authorities analyzing the readings of data related to the developments of the situation of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
“This is what happened before ending the lockdowns in Hawalli, Mahboula, Jleeb Al Shouyouk and Khaitan areas,” he pointed out. Al-Mezrim, also head of the government communication center, made the press remarks at Al-Saif Palace this evening after a virtual cabinet meeting. Asked on the five stages of gradual return to normal life, he said the next week, the third week of phase 2, will see the health authorities assessing the possibility of the country moving to phase 3.
Al-Mezrim noted that each stage last for three weeks. He advised the citizens to avoid travelling abroad as a precaution against the outbreak of Covid-19 worldwide.