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Kuwait confirms 43 cases of COVID-19

By Kuwait Times

February 27, 2020 | 11:25 a.m EDT

‘Saudi closed border’

Kuwait’s Ministry of Health announced Thursday morning that
a total of 43 people are now confirmed to be infected with the COVID-19
coronavirus. All those infected are under medical care.

In related news, Saudi Arabia has suspended entry to the
country for the purpose of umrah and visiting the Prophet’s Mosque temporarily,
suspended entry for tourist visas for those coming from countries in which the
spread of the new coronavirus is a danger, and suspended use by Saudi nationals
and citizens of Gulf Cooperation Council states of the national identity card
to travel to and from the Kingdom, with a few exceptions reported the Saudi
Press Agency.

Qatar’s Amir has announced that Doha will evacuate any
Qatari nationals and Kuwaiti nationals remaining in Iran, which has been badly
hit by the virus.

An unknown number of citizens remain in quarantine at local
hotels and in their homes.

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