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British KSF expertise acquired KCST to make, launch nano satellite KUWAIT CITY, June 12: In February, the Kuwait College of the satellite. The satellite will have many properties such of Science and Technology (KCST) announced the start of a as being able to measure climate factors, testing the air and project to launch the fi rst miniature satellite (nano satellite) ozone layer, and transmitting information about air quality manufactured by its distinguished students, with the coop- and the ozone layer after it is launched into space. eration of the British KSF Space Foundation and under the It also aims to enhance Kuwait’s position in this fi eld supervision of their specialists and university professors, re- and create a productive environment for students to acquire ports Al-Rai daily. research skills that can be used in many fi elds. The aim of KSF is a non-profi t organization that works to encourage the project is to better understand the responses to climate universities in developing research and development mis- change and measure UV rays in space, as the expected results sions using small satellites and micro-satellites. The founda- can prove valuable information for humans and science”. tion is run by offi cers and members of space agencies and One of the participating students Naji Al-Qallaf said he con- major industries, such as NASA, ESA, JAXA, SpaceX. siders the experience as unique, in terms of gaining experience The initiative, in which the KCST students participated, by participating in a project to manufacture nano-satellites and aims to transfer the basic and necessary skills on how to creating new horizons in research and development. manufacture miniature satellites, inspire enthusiasm, en- Sheikha Al-Bahwa, a student of Computer Engineering, hance international understanding and cooperation, strength- said, “We are proud and lucky to have been chosen to par- en an interactive global network of students, teachers and ticipate in this wonderful experience. We thank our college alumni, and encourage the innovative scientifi c development for allowing us to participate in an important achievement, of space for peaceful purposes, to improve life on Earth. which is fi rst of its kind in Kuwait.” The manufacture and launch of the fi rst satellite this year Ahoud Al-Enezi, a student majoring in Electronics and constitutes the fi rst phase of a long-term program. A satellite Communications Engineering, said, “It was a dream for me will be launched annually to collect data and readings and to participate in a space-related project from an early age. transfer them to a database at the university. It will be com- The time has come to achieve it through the Kuwait College pared annually, which will allow the study of climate chang- of Science and Technology, which provided me with the op- es and the resulting indicators of change in the atmosphere. portunity to participate in the manufacture of nano-satellites. Photo by Rizk Taufi q I thank my college for providing me with the opportunity to Kuwaiti fi re-fi ghters tackle a fi re in a carpentry workshop in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh in intense heat of the blaze and the Information scorching sun. achieve my dream.” The availability of information will be a fertile fi eld for Yasmine Bourek, a student majoring in Electronics and university professors and students to carry out a lot of re- Communications Engineering, indicated that she participat- Fire wrecks Shaddadiya chalets search in several fi elds. ed in a project to manufacture a nano satellite with the aim Head of the college Professor Khaled Al-Baqaain said, of realizing achievement at the global level and not only at “The aim of the project is to localize this modern technology the local level. The Public Relations and Media De- Shaddadiya, reports Al-Seyassah meters. in Kuwait. The mini-satellite will be manufactured by our She said, “The most interesting thing about the experiment partment of the Directorate-General daily. The fi refi ghting teams controlled students in the university’s laboratories under the interna- was that we got internal support from college doctors, and of Fire Department announced fi re According to fi re sources the fi re the fi re before it spread to other are- tional supervision of KSF and university professors. external support from lecturers in Britain. Finally, I am very engines from Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh destroyed three chalets made from as. No human casualties have been The number of outstanding participants in the project is 16 excited to see the success of this project.” and Sulaibikhat rushed to the Sa- prefabricated material on a total recorded but an investigation has students who were theoretically trained and had passed the Ahmad Al-Sha’abani, a student in Computer Engineering, bah Al-Salem University City in Al- area of approximately 200 square opened to fi nd the cause of the fi re. fi rst phase of this joint cooperation between KCST and KSF. said, “We believe that we in the college can participate, suc- They are currently guided and practically trained. The ap- ceed and achieve the goals of any project, no matter how dif- propriate equipment needed to build the 3D space capsule fi cult it is to accomplish. This is because the college proposed Ill-prepared to handle crises: Audit Bureau is recommended. Research will be conducted to focus on for us to study specialized materials and general materials in stratospheric studies of the ozone layer, and beyond, as well order to gain many scientifi c and practical experiences that as scientifi c experiments to assess the risks of global warm- allow us to participate in any project or competition and be Govt rapped for mishandling Covid crisis ing and climate change. able to excel in them, because of our scientifi c and practical Students’ training will continue during the manufacture experience in the fi eld of science and technology”. KUWAIT CITY, June 12: The State Audit Bureau has af- time. There is also the absence of clear laws to defi ne the fi rmed that the government does not have a complete and mechanism and forms of contracts in cases of emergency, sound plan for managing emergencies and crises, due to and the responsibilities. There has also been poor coordina- which it has been issuing inappropriate decisions and in- tion among government agencies. structions to manage the COVID-19 crisis and the fi nancial The crisis was managed by some government agencies MoH quashes rumors new and other consequences thereof, reports Al-Anba daily. with individual jurisprudence. A clear and specifi c mecha- The bureau highlighted this in the report it submitted to nism to monitor the number of quarantined people, workers the National Assembly concerning the Cabinet’s mandate to and medical staff was absent along with a mechanism for review the expenditures of government agencies for dealing handling government contracts during the crisis. with the COVID-19 crisis during the period from March 1, The spending priorities in various aspects were not deter- Astra vaccine batch unsafe 2020 to September 15, 2020. mined. There was inaccuracy in estimating the needs, exag- It explained that there were a number of observations, geration in ordering materials and supplies, and failure to most notably the absence of a central authority to buy the take into account the absorptive capacity. agencies’ supplies such as masks, gloves, sterilization mate- The State Audit Bureau indicated that non-competent Around 30,000 get 2nd dose rials, etc despite the similarity of those supplies. bodies were assigned to provide and request basic materials There is a difference in the prices of some items required and supplies for combating the COVID-19 crisis, with some for dealing with the repercussions of the COVID-19 crisis parties purchasing preventive supplies from non-specialized By Marwa Bahrawi from one side to the other, despite buying them at the same companies and institutions. Al-Seyassah Staff KUWAIT CITY, June 12: About 30,000 persons have received their second dose of the ‘Oxford’ in its fi rst round, bringing the total vaccinations given by Ku- wait to citizens and residents since the start of the national campaign for vaccination against ‘Covid 19’ since the end of last December until now to about 2.75 million people, or 64.37 percent of the entire population eligible Kuwait Municipality inspectors during their round at the Qurain Market. for vaccination. While the Ministry of Health ‘Demolish illegal constructions’ harnessed all its soldiers and ef- forts to complete the immunization By Abdel Nasser Al-Aslami Majed Al-Mutairi said the fi eld tour of those eligible for the second Al-Seyassah Staff aims to ensure that workers adhere to health requirements and precau- dose of the “Oxford” vaccine in The Kuwait Municipality inspectors tionary measures and follow the in- record time which did not exceed organized inspections campaigns structions of the health authorities a week, a number of those eligible to ensure shops and supermarkets in order to prevent the spread of the for the vaccine are stuck with the and markets adhere to the health Coronavirus and added 5 shops doubt in their mind about the safe- controls that prevent the spread of were administratively closed during ty of the vaccine and refused to re- the ‘Coronavirus’. the tour. The supervisory team in the Likewise, the Municipality supervi- ceive the second dose in exchange Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate sory team in the Capital Governorate for receiving two additional doses toured the parallel shops and mar- conducted an inspection tour of the of the Pfi zer vaccine. kets, just as the Removal Depart- Sharq, Al-Qibla, Bneid Al-Qar and Al- Doubting the validity of the third ment of Mubarak Al-Kabeer Munici- Shuwaikh areas and issued 6 warn- shipment of the Oxford vaccine ex- pality carried out a similar fi eld tour ings to the owners and demanded tended to spreading rumors about its of the Qurain markets. that they demolish construction work invalidity and called for a boycott The head of the department, Eng on roofs and annexes. of the vaccine on various social me- dia sites, rumors that the Ministry of Health confronted and denied in detail. Shocking case of a minor harlot Statement The Ministry of Health confi rmed KUWAIT CITY, June 12: A shocking mit. in an offi cial statement that every- scandal was exposed after a minor The investigations into the com- thing that is being said about the third Kuwaiti girl lodged a complaint plaint did not end with the detention of consignment of the Oxford vaccine is against her naturalized mother whose the mother because the case was a incorrect, noting that the ‘Oxford’ vac- husband is in prison, reports Al-Rai crime of prostitution and incitement to cine, which is produced in Russia, is daily. vice, and involved a minor. licensed and approved by ‘AstraZen- The so-called mother, who violates It led to discovery of two suspects - eca’, and that the manufacturing pro- all principles and moral values of a former MP’s elderly brother who is cess and all procedures are under the motherhood, forced her daughter to currently in custody and a young rul- supervision of ‘AstraZeneca’ which is work as a prostitute in order to earn ing family member. The concerned the licensing company. money. Eventually, the victim, who authorities are currently taking neces- The Ministry of Health said it had became tired of the situation, acted on sary measures to arrest the latter. received the third batch of the ‘Oxford’ her good instincts and lodged a com- The investigations are ongoing to vaccine after matching the results of plaint against her mother for the nab every individual who was immor- its samples with the technical speci- immoral acts she incited her to com- ally involved with the minor. fi cations, and making sure that it was stored in accordance with the approved antibodies or others has been approved He talked of the wave of epidemic temperatures and storage conditions. or licensed as a measurement standard outbreaks in the Gulf continues in light The ministry explained the effective- for acquired immunity after receiving of the possibility of new regional and ness of the fi rst dose of the ‘Oxford’ the “Covid-19” vaccine or after infec- continental developments, pointing out vaccine increases with the lengthening tion with the disease, and that most of that the Ministry of Health is dealing of the period of the second dose to more the tests available in this fi eld are cur- with an epidemic, sustainable health than 12 weeks, as shown by scientifi c rently not considered an approved im- care and misinformation campaigns. studies and realistic statistics. mune measure. ❑ ❑ ❑ The Ministry of Health indicated On the other hand, the head of the that the antibody measurement analyz- advisory committee to confront Co- The Jaber Hospital quarantine sec- es were evaluated to measure the pos- rona, Dr. Khaled Al-Jarallah said more tion will receive non-vaccinated male sibility of a previous infection within a than 30,000 people received the sec- and female students of special educa- specifi c data, and were not evaluated to ond dose of the “Oxford” vaccine last tion schools with a foreign curriculum measure the amount of antibodies after Wednesday, which is the fi rst day of – the British International Certifi cate vaccination. the vaccination campaign for the sec- IGCSE system -- to undergo a free The sources stated that some of ond dose of the “AstraZeneca” vac- ‘PCR’ examination to help them an- these analyzes monitor different types cine. swer the exams Sunday, June 13. of antibodies (IgG, IgM), and therefore Al-Jarallah said in a tweet on his The educational sources told the Al- they do not have the ability to monitor Twitter account: “There is a fl uctua- Seyassah daily 600 male and female the specifi c antibodies resulting from tion in the fl attening of the epidemic students are required to take the PCR vaccination. curve and the beginning of a return to test and explained the students of Is- The Ministry of Health confi rmed the rise in (what he called) clinical oc- lamic education, Arabic language and that, so far, no blood test to measure cupancy.” the Holy Qur’an will also take the test.