By Meshaal Al-Enezi

KUWAIT: Kuwait Municipality said Hawally inspectors toured various shops in the governorate to make sure its decisions made in view of the precautionary measures ordered by the Cabinet to prevent the spread of COVID-19 are fully in practice. Hawally emergency team leader Ibrahim Al-Saban said the tour resulted in closing two unlicensed building basements used to store shoes, accessories and cosmetics.

Separately, the ministry of social affairs strongly denied any connections to a social media campaign launched under the title "Kuwaitis without Salaries." The ministry refuted allegations that it had called on people affected by the coronavirus outbreak to register through a certain link, noting that it has nothing to do with such calls.

The ministry urged citizens to refer to official news sources and ignore fake reports circulated to create chaos. "Such news is usually announced by reliable government sources," the ministry underlined.