KUWAIT CITY, May 8: The President of the Union of Cooperative Societies, Meshaal Al-Sayyar, called on all citizens and residents to be completely reassured, and not to be dismayed by the total lockdown, especially that all their needs during the total lockdown period will be available in the cooperatives.

Al-Sayyar said that the supplies of commodities that consumers needs are available and they are continuously supplied to the markets, while they will be able to purchase their needs in an organized way, through a system of pre-booking appointments for shopping using barcode.

He pointed out that the cooperative societies sector is fully prepared to meet all the needs of citizens and expats comfortably throughout the period of the total lockdown, which should reassure everyone that things are now easier to deal with after all the procedures that facilitate citizens and residents have been organized during the past two months in coordination with the concerned government agencies.

He stressed that there is no need of storing goods or over-purchase. Every should purchase what he needs as well as reduce wastage, especially with perishable goods that do not have long-term shelf life.

Al-Sayyar noted that the Union of Cooperative Societies, as is its custom since the beginning of the Corona crisis, follows-up around the clock the developments of the markets and the decisions they need in cooperation with the relevant government agencies to take and implement the necessary decisions as quickly as possible that meets the market requirements and maintains the gains of citizens and residents.