KUWAIT CITY, Mar 04: Today The Ministry of Oil building was evacuated as one of the employee was suspected of having coronavirus reports Al Rai

A source said that one of the employees in the Ministry of Oil fell unconscious and he had to be transferred to Jaber Hospital, precautionary measures to secure the health of workers in the ministry is been taken.

The suspect had mixed with his family members who were in Iran and Thailand

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An employee in the oil complex in Shuwaikh area suffered high temperature but tests concluded she only had regular seasonal flu, Minister of Oil Dr Khaled Al-Fadhel confirmed Wednesday.

The employee was give a two-day rest, said Al-Fadhel and reiterated the Ministry of Oil and Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) applied preventive health measures to ensure safety of all employees in the sea-side oil complex.

Al-Fadhel, also Acting Minister of Electricity and Water, said in a statement to KUNA the employee was taken to the clinic in the oil complex and then sent to Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Hospital for further tests.

Management of the oil complex, he said, evacuated the 9th floor at the Oil Ministry building, and applied all health measures for the safety of all employees.