Work in the public sector is proceeding as regular and there is no need under current circumstances to stop it, Official Kuwaiti Government Spokesperson Tareq Al-Mezrem said on Friday.

The Government is keen on safety of citizens and residents of the country and is following up on developments concerning the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Al-Mezrem said in a statement.

The Government has already taken some precautionary measures in this regard, such as closing schools and relieving civil servants of electronic punch in/out for work temporarily.

Public sector employees who are not compelled to show up at work are those who have been instructed by the Ministry of Health to quarantine themselves at their houses, the spokesperson explained further.

Meanwhile, Kuwait's Health Ministry spokesperson Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad said that all coronavirus confirmed cases are in a good and stable condition. Health Minister Sheikh Basel Al-Sabah, accompanied with the ministry's undersecretary Dr. Mustafa Redha, visited the infected cases yesterday.