publish time

08/03/2020

author name Arab Times

publish time

08/03/2020

KUWAIT CITY, Mar 08: The Ministry of Health updated the lists of countries that decide as a precautionary measures to those coming from them to Kuwait due to increase in infection of coronavirus (COVID19).

The circular issued by the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health included more countries in the lists which will be subject to hospital or home quarantine.

While the countries from which the arrivals will be subjected to the hospital quarantine included China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Italy, Iran and Iraq, the list of countries from which the arrivals will be subjected to house quarantine included the countries like Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Germany, France, Spain, Bangladesh, India, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, the United States of America, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Sweden, Norway and Azerbaijan.

The circular indicated that the updating of the lists continues in according the latest information on global status and international health regulations.