MP Queries 'Astra' Delays, PCR Cost, Platform Glitches
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soccer Page 15 boxing Page 16 THE FIRST ENGLISH LANGUAGE DAILY IN FREE KUWAIT Established in 1977 / www.arabtimesonline.com MONDAY, MAY 31, 2021 / SHAWWAL 19, 1442 AH emergency number 112 NO. 17701 16 PAGES 150 FILS MP queries ‘Astra’ delays, PCR cost, platform glitches Travel curb hit Muslim pilgrims circumambulate around the By Saeed Mahmoud Saleh Ka’aba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, Arab Times Staff as they keep social distancing to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, during the minor pil- KUWAIT CITY, May grimage, known as Umrah, in the Muslim holy city 30: MP Osama Al-Sha- of Makkah, Saudi Arabia, May 30. (AP) heen has asked the Min- ister of Health Dr Basel Al-Sabah about the rea- son behind the delayed Insurance key in provision of the second dose of AstraZeneca-Ox- ford vaccine, disclosing over-60s rethink that many people includ- KUWAIT CITY, May 30: Expatriate holders of high ing himself are still wait- school certification and are above the age of 60 years ing for the second dose are waiting for the Public Authority for Manpower although the interval be- (PAM) to complete the preparation of a set of regula- tween the two doses has tions related to the decision to bar the issuance of work permits for the aforementioned category of expatri- already ended. ates, reports Al-Rai daily quoting informed sources. He wants to know the pos- They said, “Private health insurance is one of the sible damages caused by the basic solutions to this matter. Many of the expatriates delayed administration of the over the age of 60 have lived in the country for de- second dose of the vaccine cades. They have accumulated experiences over the and why the Health Ministry years that are more important than university degrees. decided to procure the vaccine The regulations that PAM is preparing are aimed at through a local agent, instead setting balance between the labor market’s need for of signing a contract with the expertise and modifying the demographics. The imposition of private health insurance is one of manufacturer directly. the most important solutions to renew work permits He also forwarded queries to for this group based on the understanding that this will Minister of Defense Sheikh Ha- prevent any added pressure on the public health sec- mad Jaber Al-Ali in the latter’s tor. capacity as the official respon- Among the ideas circulating is that the annual value sible for the ‘Mosafer’ platform. of the insurance policy should be KD 500. However, He asked why the citizens are concerned parties in the insurance sector informed the forced to pay the maximum fee daily that determining the price must be associated for PCR test, pointing out the fact with the services covered by the policy, and the afore- With the Washington Monument in the background, supporters of the Palestinians rally during the National March for Palestine demonstration that the Ministry of Health speci- at Lincoln Memorial, in Washington, May 29. (AP) mentioned amount is unrealistic based on the current fied the maximum fee means the market data. actual cost is less than the amount The daily approached specialists in the insurance Egypt, Israel shore truce the citizens are paying. He added market with this matter, and discovered that the value many citizens complained about of health insurance for one year for those who have glitches in the platform, reveal- Egypt and Israel held high-level talks in both countries Sunday reached the age of 60 and want to renew their residen- Opinion ing these glitches resulted in the cy may exceed KD 1,000, since the documents issued to shore up a fragile truce between Israel and the Hamas militant cancellation of plane tickets and group and rebuild the Gaza Strip after a punishing 11-day war for this age class classify clients as “high risk”, and other problems. He wants to they usually have a history of chronic diseases. that left parts of the seaside enclave in ruins. know if there is a conflict of in- Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukry received his Israe- The concerned parties highlighted that the evalua- li counterpart, Gabi Ashkenazi, in Cairo on Sunday as part of terests, considering the company tion process is subject to many conditions, such as the Is it a donkey or people in Egypt’s efforts to revive the Mideast peace process and to “build which collects fees also designed rate of insurance coverage, the services it provides, the on the cease-fire in Gaza,” the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said. the platform. client’s participation in paying part of the expenses, Spokesman Ahmed Hafez said Shukry called for establishing Decision and limiting treatment to the private sector or with the a country of future tense? an atmosphere to relaunch “serious and constructive” negotia- state’s participation in providing medical services. tions between the two sides. He also urged both sides to refrain MP Muhammad Hadi Al- In this regard, Tariq Al-Sahaf, the CEO of Gulf In- from “any measures” that could hamper efforts to revive the Mid- Hewaila submitted a proposal surance Group, explained that the process of determin- east peace process. to cancel the decision to prevent ing the price of the health insurance policy for residents By Ahmed Al-Jarallah All this is the natural outcome The hourslong visit was the first public one by an Israeli foreign citizens from traveling if they are who have reached 60 years of age and wish to renew of the inability of the leadership minister to Egypt since 2008, the Israeli Embassy in Cairo said. not vaccinated against covid-19. their residency in accordance with the proposed amend- Editor-in-Chief, the Arab Times It wrote that the two ministers would discuss topics including the He called for allowing unvac- or those responsible for public cease-fire and the release of Israeli soldiers and citizens being ments is subject to technical determinants and actuarial THERE is an anecdote about two cinated citizens and their ac- calculations, which determine the fair value of the poli- affairs to put in place realistic held by Hamas. (AP) companying domestic workers elderly men who were sitting programs for the advancement cy as per the risk levels and technical conditions. in front of a grocery store and to travel as long as they strictly Setting the price at KD 500 for the health insurance of their country. They are in- comply with the health regula- laughing loudly when a curious stead reeling from the praises of policy of those aged 60 and above is outside the con- man who was passing by asked tions laid down by the Ministry cept of insurance, as determining the price must be as- their confidantes and advisers. of Health. He pointed out that sociated with the services covered by the policy. The them why they were laughing. On the other hand, there are Newswatch encouraging citizens to get vac- One of them said, “We have a aforementioned amount is unrealistic according to the leaders who worked to build cinated does not entail depriving current market data. plan to solve the country’s crisis, strong states and resisted all ex- them of the right to travel, which which is to imprison everyone KUWAIT CITY: According to of- Benjamin Berier was arrested is stipulated in Article 31 of the Case ternal and internal pressures that in May last year after taking pic- and a donkey.” aimed to divert them from their fi cial data issued by the Central Constitution. The man was surprised and Bank of Kuwait, it received 22 tures in a desert area where pho- He highlighted a currently applied model that can mission. tography is prohibited and asking MP Khalid Al-Otaibi has be used as a guide in this case, which is the “Afia” asked, “Why would you lock up reports during the years 2019 and proposed doubling the amount For instance in Yugoslavia, 2020 about issues faced by some questions “in the media” about insurance. Here, the price of the policy exceeds KD a donkey?” during the reign of Josip Tito, he Iran’s obligatory Islamic head- granted to retirees covered by 1,000, which means the estimated price of the policy The elderly man then turned to of the people who use online pay- the ‘Afia’ health insurance pro- managed to unite six countries ment platforms in Kuwait, either scarf for women. at KD 500 cannot cover all the needs of the age group. his companion and said, “Did I and made it a great economic and through the local banks or client Under Iranian law, a spying gram. He disclosed that the ben- Meanwhile, the Executive Vice President of Za- not tell you that no one will ask accounts, reports Al-Anba daily. conviction can bring up to 10 eficiaries of his proposal include mzam Takaful Insurance Company Mahjoob Al-Mah- political power in Eastern Eu- retirees suffering from chronic about the people?” rope, and also founded the Non- The Central Bank does not years in prison and a conviction joub said, “After revealing the features of the residen- Unfortunately, this anecdote on a charge of spreading propa- diseases and cancer, as well as Aligned Movement. have any information on the cy renewal procedures for those who have reached the applies to several Gulf and Arab number of fraudulent operations ganda against the system can be the handicapped. He said these age of 60, some companies have started their actuarial nations, because those respon- Despite 41 years since the related to agents of e-payment punishable by three months to a retirees usually wait for one studies in determining the appropriate price for the sible for public affairs live in death of Tito, the Yugoslavs still systems who are not registered as year.