{"id":67376,"date":"2021-02-14T14:07:33","date_gmt":"2021-02-14T11:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.163.207.100\/~timesku1\/news\/?p=67376"},"modified":"2021-02-14T14:11:22","modified_gmt":"2021-02-14T11:11:22","slug":"the-surge-in-the-number-of-coronavirus-cases-has-created-a-big-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/the-surge-in-the-number-of-coronavirus-cases-has-created-a-big-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Surge in the number of coronavirus cases has created a big challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Director-General of Kuwait Municipality Ahmad Al-Manfouhi said on Sunday that the surge in the number of coronavirus cases has placed us before a big challenge to heed health conditions. He made remarks to reporters after a tour to Murooj in Sabhan Area to see first-hand compliance of restaurants and coffee shops with health regulations.<\/p>\n<p>Government institutions stepped up their readiness after health authorities raised the alarm about the rising number of Covid-19 cases, he said. Al-Manfouhi said he was pleased with the commitment of business owners with health conditions that exceeded 95 percent. This compliance, he added, would avoid any penalties. He warned anew against any slackness in compliance with the health conditions because it would endanger the lives of people.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_67377\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-67377\" style=\"width: 542px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-67377 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/192.163.207.100\/~timesku1\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-14-at-2.05.09-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"542\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-14-at-2.05.09-PM.png 542w, https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-14-at-2.05.09-PM-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 542px) 100vw, 542px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-67377\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Director General of Kuwait Municipality Ahmad Al-Manfouhi visited Murooj to see first-hand compliance of restaurants and coffee shops with health regulations<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Source-KUNA<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Director-General of Kuwait Municipality Ahmad Al-Manfouhi said on Sunday that the surge in the number of coronavirus cases has placed us before a big challenge to heed health conditions. 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