Health authorities are worried about gatherings and celebrations on the occasion of national holidays, in light of the increasing number of infections and patients in intensive care, which has pushed the partial curfew to be considered before the holidays, Al-Qabas daily said, quoting high-ranking government sources.
This decision will be on the cabinet table, after consulting the health authorities and the Economic Committee, which will meet tomorrow, Thursday to discuss the most important steps in the coming period, or agree on a mechanism to prevent gatherings and celebrations.
The sources said the government has decided to be patient and if the indicators on the coronavirus status decrease, there will be a return to some activities, and with strict precautions.
The sources revealed that the meeting of the Health Conditions Committee in the Council of Ministers on Thursday, will include Ministry of Health, Ministry of Interior and “Civil Aviation”, and it is expected to produce health recommendations, and after that a cabinet meeting will be held.
For his part, the reporter of the Health Committee, MP Saadoun Hammad, said: The committee discussed with representatives of the Ministry of Health the reasons for taking recent business closure decisions, the ministry’s measures to combat the pandemic, and the availability of vaccine batches.”
Hammad added: “The government, represented by the Ministry of Health, adheres to the closure decisions, and we are committed to re-activity. Otherwise, we will submit a proposal for a law to compensate the citizens whose stores are closed.”
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