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    Photos: Lockdown lifted in Kuwait's Mahboula

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    Photos: Lockdown lifted in Kuwait's Mahboula

    The three-months long lockdown in Mahboula has been lifted from Thursday

    Published:  July 09, 2020 22:10 Yasmena Al-Mulla, Correspondent
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    Mahboula
    Since April 9th, Mahboula has been under a total lockdown. The three-month lockdown was lifted on Thursday 5am. Image Credit: Yasmena Al-Mulla/Gulf News
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    Mahboula
    Traffic at one of the main entrances of Mahboula as the area is no longer under total lockdown. Mahboula residents are able to travel freely in and out of the area. Image Credit: Yasmena Al-Mulla/Gulf News
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    Parked taxis
    Parked taxis outside an apartment building. Public transportation is still not able to operate after services have been halted since March 12th. Image Credit: Yasmena Al-Mulla/Gulf News
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    Mahboula
    Mahboula was fenced with barbed wire to ensure that nobody was going out or coming in. Image Credit: Yasmena Al-Mulla/Gulf News
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    Checkpoints
    Checkpoints were set up to ensure that whoever was entering or exiting Mahboula had a permit. Permits were mainly granted to company workers that were deemed essential like, electricians and maintenance professionals. Image Credit: Yasmena Al-Mulla/Gulf News
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    Mahboula
    Mahboula has an approximate population of 200,000 people, majority of which are expats, according to the Public Authority for Civil Information. The statistics also show that 86 per cent of the population are male. Image Credit: Yasmena Al-Mulla/Gulf News
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    Mahboula
    Although the area was under lockdown, residents were able to roam freely within the area. For three months, restaurants and shops were catering to the residents of Mahboula only. Image Credit: Yasmena Al-Mulla/Gulf News
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    Kuwait
    According to a May report by Bloomberg, 45 per cent of companies polled in Kuwait have shut down operations, 22 per cent are experiencing difficulty and 80 per cent won’t be able to cover more than six months of fixed costs. Image Credit: Yasmena Al-Mulla/Gulf News
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    Kuwait
    70 per cent of the 4.3 million population in Kuwait are expats. Image Credit: Yasmena Al-Mulla/Gulf News

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