By Faten Omar

KUWAIT: Coronavirus cases in Kuwait have risen to 46, and as a precaution, Kuwait has affirmed that all necessary measures and precautions have been taken against COVID-19 in coordination with the ministry of health. One of the precautions was suspending classes in all government and private schools and colleges for two weeks, starting from March 1, but Kuwait Times discovered that many private schools are forcing teachers to come to school and work, although there are no students.

Contacting several hotlines of the ministry of education, officials said the decision is only obligatory for the public sector and they do not have the authority to prevent private schools from making their own decisions.

During its extraordinary meeting held on February 26, 2020 under the chairmanship of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah at Seif Palace, the Cabinet has taken a decisions to face the novel coronavirus by suspending all government and private schools, colleges, universities and military colleges, and Awqaf and Islamic Affairs educational centers as of March 1, 2020 until March 12, 2020.