Type of Intervention: Specific Action
Sectors Involved: Military, Police and Interior Affairs
Intervention Categories: Legal and policy; New initiatives; Education and awareness
Level of Jurisdiction: National
Lead People/Agency: Brigadier Haider Karim, Director of Public Relations and Media – General Traffic Directorate
Overview: Brigadier Haider Karim, Director of Public Relations and Media, said in a statement that the Directorate launched a system that can be used throughout the country for reserving appointments to review vehicle registration sites. This measure was taken as a step to prevent the gathering of people and hence prevent the spread of the Coronavirus.
– As after the city of Najaf, the city of Basrah is one of the cities with the highest COVID-19 cases, the Army Air Force used helicopters to deliver leaflets in the Al-Zubair district of Basra Governorate with an urgent appeal to the people, calling on them to abide by the curfew and medical directives to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus.
Full details here: https://www.alsumaria.tv/news/%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA/341612/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D8%B7%D9%84%D9%82-%D9%86%D8%B8%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%AC%D8%B2-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A
Type of Justification: Perception of an increased threat
Evidence/Justification: To preserve the safety of citizens to avoid the density of auditors at the sites