The UAE’s Education Ministry has issued various binding rules and regulations for students and their parents during the first term exams which will take place on 22 November 2020. These include not allowing parents to enter school buildings. Students should also wear face masks and gloves and use hand sanitisers. They should wear their school uniform and contact the school if they...
According to local newspaper reports, Egypt’s Education Ministry has announced students 12 or older must wear face masks to enter schools. If they do not, they will be given a warning and if they still fail to comply they will be refused entry. A communication to this effect has been sent to the education directorates, departments and schools around the country. The communication has been...
The Consular Department at Kuwait’s Foreign Affairs Ministry has urged all Kuwaiti citizens looking to travel to obtain health insurance which includes treatment for Coronavirus. They also clarified the diplomatic missions of Kuwait abroad will not be able to cover the costs of treating any citizen infected. Full story
Qatar’s Commerce and Industry Ministry has announced it has updated the anti-Coronavirus guidance for gyms. Under the updated guidance, changing rooms and toilets will be allowed to reopen. The updated rules came into effect on 11 November 2020. However, they will continue to have to comply with the relevant anti-Coronavirus measures. They will have to continue to limit the occupancy in...
Qatar’s Public Health Ministry has announced it has updated the low risk countries list. The changes come into force on 15 November. The updated list of countries includes Brunei Darussalam, Thailand, China, Hong Kong, Macau, New Zealand, Vietnam, Malaysia, South Korea, Finland, Latvia, Estonia, Norway, Greece, Japan, Canada, Turkey, Australia, Sweden, the Maldives, Mexico, Singapore...
Qatar’s Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs Ministry has announced it will start receiving labour recruitment applications again from 15 November. The labour entry mechanism will depend on Qatar’s travel and return policy which has been specified by the country’s Supreme Committee for Crisis Management. They were suspended because of the Coronavirus outbreak...
Lebanon’s Supreme Defence Council has announced a lock down is going to be reintroduced. It will be reintroduced from Saturday and will last from 5pm to 5am every day. It will last for two weeks. Full story
Officials in Ankara and Istanbul have announced new anti-Coronavirus measures have been introduced. Under the measures, those 65 or over will only be allowed to leave their homes at specific times. They will be allowed out between 10am and 4pm. They will have to comply with social distancing rules and wear face masks. Public servants and those in particular professions, like doctors, healthcare...
The Director General of Kuwait’s Civil Aviation Authority has announced Kuwait International Airport will start operating for 24 hours again from 17 November. The number of flights mentioned in the first phase of the gradual reopening of the airport will not be affected by this Decision. Full story
The Health Affairs Committee of Egypt’s Parliament has approved a draft law to establish a medical emergency response fund. The Committee has called for the Health Ministry to set the Fund’s budget. The aim of the draft law is to establish a system to sustain financing services provided by the Health Ministry on prevention of diseases and eliminating patient waiting lists. The Fund...