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Page 14 rugby markets THE FIRST ENGLISH LANGUAGE DAILY IN FREE KUWAIT Page 9 Established in 1977 / www.arabtimesonline.com WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 2021 / ZUL-HIJJAH 4, 1442 AH emergency number 112 NO. 17739 16 PAGES 150 FILS Therapeutic drug in COVID arsenal Battles severity By Marwa Bahrawi Al-Seyassah Staff and Agencies KUWAIT CITY, July 13: The Ministry of Health has expanded its options in adopting COVID-19 vaccines and drugs. It has received the first shipment of the new drug Sotrovimab from the GSK Company, after clinical studies proved its ability to reduce hos- pitalizations and deaths related to COVID-19 in- fection by 85 percent for mild and medium cases. Assistant Undersecretary for Medicine and Medical Equip- ment Affairs at Ministry of Health Dr. Abdullah Al-Bader said, “With great interest, our scientific and regulatory teams are looking forward to new, ef- fective and safe treatments and vaccines to confront the pan- demic. The ministry is work- ing with the GSK Company to implement treatment protocols that help doctors in identifying patients at risk and ensuring their access to Sotrovimab.” People gather outside a COVID-19 hospital in Nasiriyah, Iraq, early July 13. A catastrophic blaze erupted at the coronavirus hospital ward. It was the second time a large fire killed coronavirus pa- Meanwhile, the Vice President tients in an Iraqi hospital this year. (AP) and General Manager of GSK Company - Gulf Dr. Jezem Aka- Amir expresses condolences lin praised the “close cooperation between Kuwait’s Ministry of Health and our company in order Opinion to explore options for expediting access to this new and promising Iraq COVID ward fire kills 92 drug in Kuwait”. She expressed her satisfaction with the rapid response of the offi- From Qaboos to Haitham, NASIRIYAH, Iraq, July 13, cials of Kuwait’s Ministry of Health (Agencies): The death toll from in evaluating the treatment”. a fire at a hospital coronavirus Within 24 hours, the ministry ward climbed to 92 on Tuesday Hospitals called Newswatch took the decision to expedite the Saudi Arabia ranks fi rst as anguished relatives buried review and put in place an agree- their loved ones and lashed out into COVID fight ment to secure quick access to the at the government over the coun- KUWAIT CITY: The world medicine for the patients in Kuwait. try’s second such disaster in less KUWAIT CITY, July 13, (KUNA): The should not wobble in the face of In addition, the Technical tries’ policies forms the basis for their than three months. By Ahmed Al-Jarallah Cabinet has assigned the Ministry of De- increasing adversity, Kuwait’s Committee for COVID-19 Vac- visions “Saudi Arabia 2030” and “Oman Health officials said scores of cines authorized the change of Editor-in-Chief, the Arab Times fense and Kuwait Petroleum Corporation foreign minister told his coun- 2040”, in addition to the third base in the others were injured in the blaze terparts from countries that form the vaccine platform for the sec- HE Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq’s GCC - the United Arab Emirates - which that erupted Monday at al-Hus- to harness their hospitals to support the the Non-Aligned Movement ond dose in case there are people first foreign visit to the Kingdom of Saudi has launched a large number of strategic sein Teaching Hospital in Nasiri- health system in the country. (NAM) on Tuesday, citing the who have contraindications to Arabia can be considered as a step to- projects in recent years. All of these con- yah. The Cabinet also decided to shut down COVID-19 pandemic as an un- taking the same vaccine type of wards the future that the people of the stitute the road map to a modern coopera- His Highness the Amir of Ku- all summer clubs with children activities, precedented challenge. the first dose, and pregnant wom- Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) aspire tion council, and a more solid economy wait Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad effective from next Sunday July 25 and As the world continues to en who received the first dose be- for, as its charter calls for integration protected by a GCC security and military Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent a cable until further notice. grapple with hardships ranging fore pregnancy and whose condi- among the six member states. umbrella. of condolences on Tuesday to The decisions were made during the from confl icts and crises to disas- tion requires changing the type of In addition, it happened under very Based on that comes the historic visit Iraqi President Barham Saleh and weekly Cabinet meeting, held earlier ters and pandemics, Sheikh Dr. vaccine for the second dose. sensitive international and regional cir- Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al- under the direction of His Highness the Ahmad Al-Nasser Al-Sabah The committee also decided to of Sultan Haitham bin Tariq to Saudi Ara- urged NAM member states, amid cumstances, which call for continued bia to open prospects for more strategic Kadhimi over the victims of the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al- allow vaccination certificates for Hamad Al-Sabah at Seif Palace. Serbia-hosted talks via video consultation among brothers to reach a relations between the two countries, and tragic fire. link, to navigate the COVID pan- individuals who completed vacci- single vision that would help in develop- to be a link in the chain of coordination His Highness the Deputy Amir On the advent of Eid Al-Adha, the nation abroad from different vacci- Cabinet congratulated His Highness the demic with “optimism.” ing joint mechanisms to achieve the stra- among the rest of the GCC countries in and Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal The Kuwaiti minister said the nation facilities, provided that those tegic goal of the GCC. order to move at a steady pace towards Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Cold War era bloc’s “core mission” vaccines are approved in Kuwait. During this visit, the first step of inte- the union that the late King Abdullah bin and His Highness the Prime Al-Sabah and His Highness the Crown remains unchanged since its incep- Chairman of the Supreme Ad- gration was achieved through the estab- Abdulaziz aspired for. Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber tion back in 1961, which is to ensure visory Committee for COVID-19 lishment of a Saudi-Omani Coordination He was the first to highlight its impor- Al-Hamad Al-Sabah also sent Al-Sabah as well as Kuwaitis and expats a world where “peace and parity” Professor Dr. Khaled Al-Jarallah Council, which, together with the Saudi- tance at the Riyadh Summit in 2011, and similar cables. on this occasion, wishing happy returns abound, as embedded in UN resolu- praised the decision of the CO- Emirati Coordination Council, constitutes to assert at the time that, “Experiences The tragedy cast a spotlight on of this joyful occasion, Foreign Minister tions and conventions. (KUNA) VID-19 Vaccines Technical the third pillar in creating an exceptional taught us not to stop at our reality and what many have decried as wide- and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs ❑ ❑ ❑ Committee to adopt the option of say we are satisfied. Whoever does that Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Nasser Al-Sabah said diversifying some vaccine plat- model for Gulf integration and coopera- spread negligence and misman- WASHINGTON: The US reiter- tion at the regional and Arab levels. will find himself at the end of the convoy agement in Iraq’s hospitals after after the meeting. forms for certain segments and The Cabinet decided that Eid holiday ated Monday that it is “prepared” There is no doubt that this integration and will face loss. Therefore, we have to decades of war and sanctions. to return to a seventh round of in- cases. can only be achieved by national hands, move beyond the stage of cooperation to Prime Minister Mustafa al- will start on July 18 and end July 22. direct nuclear talks with Iran and On his Twitter account, he af- which necessitates benefiting from the the union in one entity that achieves good Kadhimi convened an emergen- The Premier briefed the Cabinet on the that it is “not imposing a dead- firmed that the diversity of some Gulf brains that have studied in the most and averts evil”. cy meeting and ordered the sus- gist of his talks with Speaker of Grand Na- line” on these talks. platforms has become “accept- prestigious national and international uni- There is no doubt that Saudi Arabia pension and arrest of the health tional Assembly of Turkey Mustafa Setop State Department Spokes- able and desirable following the versities, and employing them to serve and Oman, with all their historical, diplo- director in Dhi Qar provice, the who is on an official visit to Kuwait. person Ned Price told reporters frequency of studies that indicate the system as a whole. matic, geopolitical and strategic weight, hospital director and the city’s The talks covered the deep-rooted re- “questions about when or wheth- the doubled immune activity, The march of Oman’s renaissance in as well as economic capabilities and in- civil defense chief. The govern- lationships and means of enhancing them er Iran would be prepared to start which was previously foreseen”. the 1970s made total dependence on the ternational relations, can play a huge role ment also launched an investiga- to serve the two peoples, and a number of a seventh round or reach an un- As Aug 1 is fast approach- people of the country its strategic goal by in this development process that started tion.