Dr. Buthaina Al Mudhaf, Assistant Undersecretary for Public Health Affairs at the Kuwait Ministry of Health affirmed on Thursday that no cases diagnosed with coronavirus have been detected among the Egyptian community in Kuwait.
She also pointed out that the Kuwaiti authorities have also not announced any suspicious coronavirus case among the Egyptians who entered the country via various entry ports in the recent times.
Al Mudhaf added that the Kuwait’s Health Ministry announced 2 new cases of coronavirus on Thursday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 58.
She added that all cases that are receiving treatment, noting that they are all in stable health condition.
Kuwait has the Middle East’s largest number of the Covid-19 cases after Iran.
In recent weeks, Kuwait has put in place a raft of preventive measures including the closure of educational institutions and restrictions on travelers from the virus-stricken countries.
The coronavirus has claimed hundreds of lives among thousands of infections around the globe since December when it broke out in China where the virus originated.
Egypt has also taken strict precautionary measures such as conducting medical tests at the airports and entry ports, establishing necessary medical facilities, training the monitoring teams and all medical teams on how to safely deal with such cases, and providing a strategic stock of medical supplies.
Egypt has also launched a new website aimed to spread awareness among Egyptians about China-originated Coronavirus that appeared in December 2019, the state’s cabinet media center reported on Monday.
Amid concerns related to Coronavirus, World Health Organization (WHO) raised awareness about the issue and its transmission methods.
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