Yemen’s vaccine campaign began
in the southern port city of Aden in late April, the government s interim capital in a six-year war.
WHO representative in Yemen, Dr Adham
Abdel-Moneim, said the rebels had rejected a plan to implement a joint campaign to vaccinate medics in areas under their control.
“Initially they agreed, under insistence, to accept 10,000 vaccine doses, but those could not be delivered after they stipulated that they must be distributed separately from our supervision,” he said.
Dr Abdel-Moneim said the Houthis accepted
only 1,000 doses that were intended to be given to 500 doctors, on the basis that they would be vaccinated under the rebels supervision.
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Travellers to Kuwait who are immunised against Covid-19 or have recovered from the disease within the past three months need no longer quarantine upon arrival, its Cabinet said.
Passengers flying into the country must provide evidence of a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours of their arrival date, said the statement, which was carried by the state news agency on Tuesday.
The measure will come into effect on Saturday.
Direct commercial flights for India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are restricted to departures only. Cargo flights will continue, until further notice.
Last week, the government said it would put direct commercial flights from Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh on hold.
With reference to Mina Aldroubi s report
Iraq s health minister resigns after deadly hospital blaze(May 4): more than 80 patients died, 110 were injured. The authorities must investigate the real cause and make sure this never happens again. Whoever is guilty should be punished. Human lives won’t come back, whatever compensation is given to grieving families. However, I applaud the minister s resignation on moral grounds.
K Ragavan, Bengaluru, India
With reference to Chitrabhanu Kadalayil s op-ed
IPL cricket is suspended – why did it take so long?(May 4): at one time, cricket used to be a gentleman’s game. It is heartbreaking to see the situation in India right now. The tournament should have been suspended sooner. That it was not tells us how much the game has become about money, above all else.