Temporary permits in curfew

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KUWAIT CITY, March 7: The Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI), in cooperation with the Traffic Affairs and Operations Sector in the Ministry of Interior, has activated its website for the issuance of temporary exit permits during the partial curfew – from 5:00 am to 5:00 pm for a period of one month starting Sunday, reports Al-Qabas daily.

The new platform – https://curfew.paci.gov.kw/request/create – was launched for granting permission to go outside during the curfew hours for five activities only – emergency case, visit to the doctor, blood donation, COVID-19 swab test and COVID-19 vaccination. The leave permit period ranges from 30 minutes to two hours.

Those applying for the leave permit (curfew pass) should provide the following information on the automated system: civil ID number or nationality number, mobile number, car plate number, reason for going out, PACI address of the applicant and PACI address of the destination. PACI addresses can be obtained through the Kuwait Finder platform.

The competent authorities have warned curfew pass applicants against submitting incorrect data, as they will be imprisoned for six months and fined not exceeding KD 5,000 or any of these penalties as per law number 8/1969 on health precautions for the prevention of communicable diseases.

Meanwhile, reliable sources from PACI told the daily that the automated systems are monitored regularly with the concerned employees and teams providing online support round the clock.

Sources affirmed the authority is coordinating with the concerned government agencies and the Civil Defense Committee regarding the system for issuing leave permits. Sources disclosed the number of beneficiaries of the leave permits platform during the last lockdown exceeded 1.9 million citizens and expatriates; while 200,000 leave permits were issued at the time.

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