The drawings that won the first five places in a recent children's drawing contest were submitted by Laura Ibrahim Zahir (first), Issa Saeb al-Dulaimi (second), Farida Ahmed (third), Bindiya (fourth), and Baisan Bawari (fifth), the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) said in a statement.
The Voluntary Action Initiative Support Committee at the MME announced the winners of the contest that sought to educate the participants on the necessary preventative and precautionary measures to confront the repercussions of the coronavirus pandemic.
The coronavirus causes the Covid-19 respiratory disease.
Ten entries earned distinguished places, submitted by AlMaha Abdulrhaman al-Emadi, Kadheeja Noorman, Ghada Obaida Aljabai, Aynibrahim, Carlitas T Murtinez, Mansoor Mohamed al-Shershini, Elston Peter, Sathyonorayonoh, Sonit Puri, and V Chidvilas.
In addition, three drawings were selected in the category of outside participation.
These were submitted by AlZayen Fayez Sultan and Taleen Fayez Sultan (Kuwait), and Angelina Turkina (Russia).
The names were announced through the MME's social media accounts on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.
Some 285 drawings on the subject were submitted.