Yasmena Al Mulla, Correspondent

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COVID-19: 90% drop in hospitalisation at main hospital

On Saturday, percentage of cases to swabs dropped to 0.30%, lowest since pandemic began

As for recoveries, the percentage of people that have recovered has gone up to 99.09 per cent.

Kuwait airport to operate at 100% capacity in 2 weeks

Direct flights between Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh have not yet resumed

A man greets his family upon their arrival at Kuwait international airport on August 1, 2021, as the authorities allowed entry for fully vaccinated expats.

Kuwait proposes reducing medications given to expats

Ministry also considering reducing number cases sent abroad for treatment

Health care is heavily subsidised in Kuwait, as citizens and residents have access to governmental hospitals at extremely reduced prices. For Kuwaiti citizens, the government pays for patients to travel abroad to get treated and for surgeries.

Kuwait: COVID-19 cases at all-time low; recoveries 99%

Hospitalisation rates have also dropped drastically

People queue to receive a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at an inoculation centre in Kuwait City. The improving health situation coincides with 70 per cent of citizens and residents receiving both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Kuwait mulls salary subsidy cuts for those over 60

Move follows plan to stop salary subsides for those making over KD 3,000 in private sector

Around 70 per cent of Kuwaitis work in government jobs, as the pay is usually higher, working hours are shorter and they cannot be fired.

Kuwait: 70% of those eligible have got 2 vaccine doses

As vaccination rate increases, country sees drop in cases, deaths and hospitalisations

In the past few months, the Ministry of Health has been ramping up its vaccination campaign by opening up new vaccine centres and reducing the time between the first and second dose.

COVID-19: Kuwait mulls visit visa resumption next month

150,000 visa violators in Kuwait; Visas of 390,000 expired as they were stuck abroad

A man is inoculated with a dose of the Pizer-BioNTech vaccine against the coronavirus at Al Siddeeq health centre, in Kuwait City. Kuwait gradually starts opening up the country as the health situation is improving steadily.

COVID-19: Passenger tests positive for Delta in Kuwait

Passenger was not arriving in an Arab country and is a citizen, not a resident

Egyptian expats, who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, arrive at Kuwait international airport in Kuwait City on September 5, 2021. A passenger who arrived in Kuwait has tested positive for the Delta variant of COVID-19 after he had undergone a PCR test upon arrival.

COVID-19: Kuwait-Egypt direct flights start on Sunday

Prices from Cairo to Kuwait costs around 500 dinars

The statement revealed that nine flights will operate weekly, divided between both Kuwaiti and Egyptian airlines.

Kuwait: 2 ICU wards shut as COVID-19 cases drop

For first time on Friday in over a year and a half that number of cases dropped below 100

A notice is placed at the entrance to a barber shop in Kuwait City, prohibiting ustomers who are not vaccinated against the coronavirus from entering, on September 3, 2021.

5,000 Indians can enter Kuwait every week

Government mulling increasing total daily passengers from 7,500 to 10,000

Direct flights from Egypt, operated by both Kuwaiti and Egyptian airlines, will have the capacity to carry 10,000 passengers a week. As for India, the Civil Aviation dictated that between Kuwaiti and Indian flights they can allocate seats for 5,000 passengers per week.

August sees lowest number of COVID-19 cases in 2021

Coronavirus related deaths dropped by 72% in August compared to July

As of Wednesday, there were 84 patients in ICU, a 250 per cent decrease compared to a month ago. Last week, Dr. Abdullah Al Mutairi, a consultant at the ICU at the Jaber Al Ahmad hospital, said three COVID-19 ICU wards have closed as patient occupancy decreases.

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