Speaker requests isolated room in Assembly building for infected MPs

Speaker requests isolated room in Assembly building for infected MPs

Health minister vows special attention to special needs’ citizens

KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanem has asked Minister of Health Dr Khaled Al-Saeed to set up a special room at Abdullah Al-Salem Hall to isolate infected members of parliament. This came in Ghanem’s speech in the follow up session yesterday that discussed a message from some members to provide a room for infected members to attend and take part in voting on laws and resolutions in all assembly sessions.

Ghanem explained that the message was directed to the Minister of Health on January 16th and requested an urgent answer to start preparing the isolation chamber. The request in is line with article 15 of Law 8/1969 regarding preventative health measures against communicable diseases that grants the minster the power to implement any new rules in order to control the pandemic. Meanwhile, Dr Saeed said that the message was received, noting that the concerned department is studying the situation and would send back an answer as soon as possible.

In the meantime, Dr Saeed vowed to employ his long expertise in children medicine to overhaul the Public Authority for Disability Affairs. The minister was replying to a statement by an MP during yesterday’s