KUWAIT: The Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI) announced Wednesday that it will welcome the public at its premises as of Sunday from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. PACI, however, said it will be open for collection of new civil IDs till 05:00 pm. Visitors will have to book an appointment at the PACI website, it stressed, noting that the booking will be available on Saturdays only and for a specific number to avoid crowdedness at PACI buildings.

This comes within the precautionary measures to confront the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) approved by responsible authorities in the second phase of the gradual return to normal life in the country, and to ensure abidance by social distancing rules, it concluded. - KUNA