COVID-19: Kuwait bans entry for non-Kuwaitis for two weeks effective Feb 7 - press conference

All those entering the country have to quarantine

Last updated: February 03, 2021 | 22:50

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Cairo: Kuwait said on Wednesday it will suspend entry for non-citizens for two weeks as of Feb. 7, following a rise in coronavirus cases in the Gulf Arab state.

The cabinet decision, read out at a televised press conference, said all those entering the country would have to quarantine.

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