Kuwait Times, Monday October 26, 2020 / 9 , Rabi' al-awwal , 1442
Health precautions must be respected at electoral locations: Prime Minister
Kuwait:
His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah
yesterday called on citizens registering nomination for upcoming elections to
abide by precautions against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). His Highness the
Prime Minister, during inspection of the electoral commission headquarters in
Shuwaikh, emphasized the necessity of enforcing all necessary health measures
during registration, affirming that the government doubled efforts to ensure
safety of the employees and citizens registering their names as candidates for
the forthcoming parliamentary polls.
Eligible citizens seeking nomination have been called to register their names at
set buildings for elections of the 16th legislative term of the National
Assembly, due on December 5. Kuwait had held a series of such elections in the
past. The coming polls would be held in the shadow of the coronavirus which have
prompted authorities to enforce a chain of constraints; social distancing,
wearing protective masks and abstention from gathering.
His Highness the Prime Minister, during the visit, instructed the personnel at
the electoral location to execute the set precautions as off today, when the
10-day registration for the nominees begins. He was accompanied during the
building tour by the ministers of health, interior and justice.