Kuwait municipality shutters auto stores

KUWAIT, April 3 (KUNA) -- Kuwait Municipality Director General Mohammad Al-Manfouhi on Friday ordered closing all stores for selling and repairing and maintaining auto spare parts as part of precautions against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Al-Manfouhi said in a statement roads' back-up services for motorists and stores for trading in spare parts can pursue work via electronic website and telephone services.
However, stores bonded with repair and maintain contracts for government departments' vehicles and cars can proceed work but cannot resume regular transactions for the public. (end) tms.tb.rk