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23 new coronavirus cases in Kuwait; 82-year-old recovers
By B Izzak and Agencies KUWAIT: The ministry of health announced yesterday that 23 people were infected by the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours. This brings the country's tally of confirmed virus cases up to 289, the ministry's spokesperson Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad said in the daily briefing. Of the new cases, 11 are Kuwaitis, 10 Indians and two Bangladeshis. Earlier in the day, Health Minister Sheikh Dr Basel Al-Sabah announced the recovery...
People wearing face masks as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 novel coronavirus walk to a train, one of the stops being Wuhan, at a station in Shanghai on March 28, 2020. - The Chinese city of 11 million people that was Ground Zero for what became the global coronavirus pandemic partly reopened on March 28, after more than two months of almost total isolation. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)
China delays college entrance exam; fears grow over risk of second wave
SHANGHAI: People wearing face masks as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 novel coronavirus walk to a train, one of the stops being Wuhan, at a station in Shanghai. - AFP SHANGHAI: China will delay its national college entrance exam by a month as it grapples with a coronavirus pandemic as travelers returning from abroad are fuelling new cases and boosting concern over the threat of a second wave of infections. The two-day "gaokao" annual...
An elderly man wearing a protective mask lifts his hands in prayer outside a mosque which has been closed to worshipers amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, in Sharjah, in the United Arab Emirates, on March 30, 2020. (Photo by KARIM SAHIB / AFP)
Hard times shape Saudi, Kuwaiti virus response
HARJAH: An elderly man wearing a protective mask lifts his hands in prayer outside a mosque which has been closed to worshipers amid the coronavirus pandemic on Monday. - AFP RIYADH/KUWAIT: The world's last major coronavirus outbreak, in 2012, began in Saudi Arabia, where a faltering response allowed the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) to kill several hundred people and spread across the region. This time around, the kingdom was better...
Migrant workers and their family members walk along a deserted road as they leave the city for their village during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus in Hyderabad on March 30, 2020. (Photo by Noah SEELAM / AFP)
India reels from migrant worker exodus amid coronavirus crisis
HYDERABAD: Migrant workers and their family members walk along a deserted road as they leave the city for their village during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus in Hyderabad. - AFP NEW DELHI: Indian authorities struggled Monday to help millions left jobless by a crippling coronavirus lockdown, potentially undermining efforts to stop the virus ravaging the...
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Extreme isolation: world's last virus-free corners holding tight
MAWSON STATION, Antarctica: This handout photo taken on Feb 6, 2020 and released yesterday by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) shows expeditioners cruising past icebergs in an inflatable boat near the ADD's station. - AFP KOROR, Palau: A coronavirus-free tropical island nestled in the northern Pacific may seem the perfect place to ride out a pandemic - but residents on Palau say life right now is far from idyllic. The microstate of...
(FILES) In this file photo Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, (L) and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex arrive to attend the annual Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey in London on March 09, 2020. - President Donald Trump said March 29, 2020 that the United States would not pay security costs for Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, appearing to confirm that the royal couple have moved to live in California.They reportedly flew by private jet from Canada to Los Angeles before the border between the two countries closed because of the deadly coronavirus outbreak. (Photo by Tolga AKMEN / AFP)
'Megxit': Harry, Meghan quit royal life
LONDON: In this file photo, Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex arrive to attend the annual Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey in London. President Donald Trump said that the United States would not pay security costs for Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, appearing to confirm that the royal couple have moved to live in California.- AFP LONDON: Prince Harry and his wife Meghan formally step down as senior...
TOPSHOT - Medical supplies and beds are seen inside a tent as volunteers from the International Christian relief organization Samaritanís Purse set up an Emergency Field Hospital for patients suffering from the coronavirus in Central Park across Fifth Avenue from Mt. Sinai Hospital on March 30, 2020 in New York. (Photo by Bryan R. Smith / AFP)
New York hospital doctor prepares for the worst
NEW YORK: Medical supplies and beds are seen inside a tent as volunteers from the International Christian relief organization Samaritan's Purse set up an Emergency Field Hospital for patients suffering from the coronavirus in Central Park.- AFP NEW YORK: With the rapid rise of hospitalizations and a health system nearly at capacity, New York doctor Shamit Patel is preparing for the worst over the next few days, all while hoping he won't have to...
ne(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 14, 2020 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a speech at his Jerusalem office on new measures to fight the spread of Coronavirus in Israel. - Netanyahu and his close aides have been placed under quarantine after a staffer within his office tested positive for COVID-19, a statement and Israeli media said on March 30, 2020. The statement did not mention the positive test of a staffer, but multiple Israeli media outlets have reported the case, which was confirmed to AFP by separate sources. (Photo by GALI TIBBON / various sources / AFP)
Israel's leader under COVID-19 quarantine
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went into precautionary quarantine on Monday after one of his staff tested positive for coronavirus, as the veteran premier seeks a unity government to combat the pandemic. Netanyahu's office stressed the quarantine was strictly a precaution as the veteran right-winger had not been in recent proximity to the unwell member of staff. Late Monday,...
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Amnesty begins today with Filipino residency violators
By Ben Garcia & Meshaal Al-EneziKUWAIT: Residency violators in Kuwait have been granted a 30-day period starting today to leave without paying fines or airfare, with the possibility of returning to the country later. Violators have been instructed to come directly to the designated processing venues in Farwaniya on specific dates depending on their nationality. Illegal Filipino residents are the first on the list of expats to be given a chance...
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Co-ops delivery services available during curfew hours in Kuwait
By Nawara Fattahova KUWAIT: As part of the government's directives to people to stay at home and relieve the pressure on co-ops, the union of cooperatives under the ministry of social affairs announced launching delivery services at most co-ops. As mentioned in Kuwait Times previously, this service is available for both citizens and expats living in the area of each co-operative store. This service is available during the curfew hours. ...
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'Helping hands' Spirit among Filipinos very much alive
By Ben Garcia KUWAIT: In the time of the coronavirus pandemic, the spirit of 'bayanihan' (helping hands) is alive among Filipinos all over the world, not to mention in Kuwait, where some groups are exerting extra efforts to help Filipinos in dire need of assistance. Because of the lockdown, some Filipinos have not received their salaries, while others have run out of money and need support for their daily survival needs. Kuwait Filipino...
An electronic display board shows the prince in pence per litre for petrol and , in York, northern England on March 30, 2020, as life in Britain continues during the nationwide lockdown to combat the novel coronavirus pandemic. - Oil prices plunged Monday as the number of novel coronavirus cases worldwide surged past 700,000, reinforcing worries about the impact on the global economy. Crude oil struck the lowest levels in more than 17 years on Monday, with Brent North Sea tumbling to $22.58 per barrel at one point. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)
Global economy may bounce back in six months: Kuwaiti experts
YORK: An electronic display board shows the price in pence per litre for petrol and diesel fuels, in York, northern England on March 30, 2020, as life in Britain continues during the nationwide lockdown to combat the novel coronavirus pandemic. - AFP KUWAIT: The world economy is likely to recover within six months' time, with oil prices bouncing back to $40 a barrel by the end of the second quarter of this year, two Kuwaiti experts suggest. The...
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