Houthi investment in the Coronavirus
English - Friday 22 May 2020 الساعة 01:11 am
Sanaa, Newsyemen, Ahmed Fouad:
Contrary to its alleged measures to tackle epidemics and curb the spread of the emerging covid-19 virus, the Houthi militia - Iran's arm in Yemen - has raced to invest in the Coronavirus by imposing financial royalties on the apparel merchants sector in Sanaa.
While it was decided on Sunday, May 17th, to close the clothing centers and markets at night to reduce crowding out of citizens, as a precautionary measure to confront the Corona virus, it opened hundreds of markets and shops selling clothes and fabrics on Wednesday, May 20.
Local sources and eyewitnesses revealed that the Houthi militia imposed financial royalties ranging between (30-5 thousand riyals) on those wishing to open their shops at night in a number of capital markets, Sanaa.
Eyewitnesses confirmed the opening of the Al-Sunaina market in the Moeen district (west of the capital’s secretariat) to shoppers on Wednesday evening in exchange for varying amounts of money imposed on market owners, stall owners and small clothing merchants.
The Houthi militia had previously announced the closure of clothing centers and markets in the general directorates of Amanat Al-Asimah at night and opened only during the day, until the end of Ramadan.
The leader, Houthi, appointed to the position of Minister of Health in Sanaa, Taha al-Mutawakkil called on "citizens to avoid crowded places such as markets and malls, especially these days, with the approaching feast ...".
At a press conference, Al-Mutawakkil classified the markets as a major source of transmission, and expressed his hope that "everyone will not completely reach the market, as it is the main source of transmission."
The Houthi investment in the Corona virus comes ahead of Eid al-Fitr, as clothing dealers need to market their goods in such an annual season.
The World Health Organization, announced earlier, that the number of suspected cases of cholera in Yemen has reached since last January more than 11 thousand cases.
"Since January 2020, the number of suspected cholera cases has reached 112,851, of which 56 are laboratory confirmed cases and 29 associated deaths in 200 districts in Yemen," the organization said.
