Kuwait City: The Kuwaiti government denied any plans to send expatriates back home after a lawmaker called for “letting expats out” to reduce pressure on medical services.
Minister of Social Affairs and Labour Mariam Al Aqeel said that the government had not received any request from any country to repatriate their people from Kuwait.
MP Hamdan Al Azemi called on the council of ministers to resume outbound flights from Kuwait for one week to allow any expatriates willing to leave the country to do so.
Azemi said that it’s better if each country takes care of its own citizens during this crisis, adding that Kuwait now needs to see pressure on the health and food sectors reduced, according to Kuwait Times.