KUWAIT: A worker at a Surra Co-op Society branch tested positive for novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the society posted on its Instagram account yesterday. The branch, located in block 2 in the area, is closed until all workers get tested, the society confirmed.

Expat flights
KUWAIT: The Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGCA) announced Wednesday that it operated flights to Germany and Qatar allowing expatriates to leave Kuwait back to their home countries. A DGCA press release said that the first flight was onboard a 90-seat Al-Jazeera airways aircraft to Frankfurt. A 72-seat plane onboard Qatar Airways was the second operated flight, it added.

Curfew violations
Police arrested 19 curfew violators on Wednesday, including 12 expats and seven Kuwaitis, the Ministry of Interior announced. They include 10 in Farwaniya, four in the Capital, three in Hawally, and two in Mubarak Al-Kabeer.

Fake news
KUWAIT: The Ministry of Information launched yesterday a website (https://tahaqaq.media.gov.kw) to check fake news, calling people to check any news before publishing.

Quarantine budget
KUWAIT: The Ministry of Finance denied news about the costs of furniture in the government's quarantine. It explained that it requested an approximate KD 10 million budget as an estimated framework for the cost of signing all contracts with companies to prepare quarantines.