The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health announced today, Tuesday, that three Kuwaiti citizens were infected with the new mutated Coronavirus "Covid 19", bringing the number of confirmed cases of the virus infection in the country to 8.
The ministry said, in a statement that the three new cases are from those coming from Iran who were in the compulsory quarantine, according to the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA).
The ministry added that they are all in good health, and they were isolated in a hospital of the Ministry of Health, which is equipped to deal with this virus.
On Monday, Kuwait announced five cases — all coming from Iran.
Also on Monday, Kuwait's civil aviation authority announced that it had suspended all its flights to and from South Korea, Thailand, and Italy after reports of an outbreak of coronavirus in the countries.
Moreover, all flights from Iraq to Kuwait were suspended, according to news agency KUNA, adding that this came in accordance with the Kuwaiti Health Ministry instructions.
Kuwaiti Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Mohammad Al Jabri on Monday instructed all sports federations to suspend their activities nationwide for two weeks amid concerns over the new coronavirus.
In a statement to KUNA, Al Jabri said that this action, a precaution in view of developments related to Covid-19, came in keeping with the Cabinet directive to preserve public health.
Kuwait's Cabinet decided in its weekly meeting on Monday made its decision based on the "exceptional situation that requires strict measures to preserve the health and safety of citizens and residents and avoid the spread of the epidemic."
All activities and public celebrations related to Kuwait National Day on February 25 (Tuesday) were suspended until further notice.
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