Mubasher: Kuwait's Civil Service Commission (CSC) on Thursday suspended the use of fingerprint-based attendance systems in all government entities, according to the Kuwaiti Center for Government Communication’s (CGC) official Twitter page.
The decision comes into effect as of Sunday, 1 March, the government’s official spokesperson Tareq AlMezrem emphasized.
New temporary directives will be issued in light of efforts to combat the coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic, he noted.
Earlier today, a total of 43 coronavirus cases were confirmed in the Arabian Gulf country.
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Mubasher