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An empty street in the Algerian capital Algiers on March 20, 2020. - A total of 82 cases of coronavirus COVID-19 have been confirmed in Algeria, according to the health ministry. An 83rd case was detected in an Italian national, who has since returned to Italy. Two more virus deaths were registered in Algeria yesterday, the health ministry said, bringing to eight the number of fatalities from COVID-19 since the first case was registered in the country at the end of February. (Photo by RYAD KRAMDI / AFP)
Algeria streets empty but protesters vow to 'keep flame burning'
ALGIERS: An empty street in the Algerian capital Algiers. A total of 82 cases of coronavirus COVID-19 have been confirmed in Algeria, according to the health ministry. - AFP ALGIERS: The coronavirus pandemic has done what the Algerian regime had failed to achieve for more than a year - clear the streets of massive anti-government protests. Now the "Hirak" citizens movement - which brought down geriatric autocrat Abdelaziz Bouteflika last April...
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People in Kuwait volunteer in time of distress
By Nawara FattahovaKUWAIT: People in Kuwait like to perform charity and help others especially during crises. In the current pandemic, thousands of people have volunteered to help the community in different ways. Some volunteered with the Civil Defense, others with the Kuwait Red Crescent Society, and so on. They were distributed in different locations around Kuwait.Many organizations and businesses took the initiative to provide different...
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COVID-19 outbreak in Kuwait under control: Health Minister
KUWAIT: Minister of Health Sheikh Dr Basel Al-Sabah has assured the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Kuwait is manageable. The ministry is monitoring on daily basis some cases of those who had contacted infected people, Sheikh Basel said in an extraordinary cabinet meeting held Monday at Dar Salwa under the chairmanship of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. The minister, however, warned that the crisis might...
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US envoy thanks Kuwait's public servants, health workers, for tireless efforts
US Ambassador to Kuwait Alina Romanowski KUWAIT: The United States' Ambassador to Kuwait Alina Romanowski spoke in an interview about a variety of topics related to the fight against the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Kuwait and globally. The following are excerpts from the interview:Question: How do you spend your days during the Coronavirus crisis? Ambassador Alina Romanowski: My highest priority during the COVID-19 crisis is the...
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Kuwait confirms two new coronavirus cases: Health Ministry
KUWAIT: Health Ministry spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad speaks during a press conference yesterday. - KUNA KUWAIT: Kuwait confirms two new coronavirus cases during the past 24 hours, said the Health Ministry yesterday. During a press conference, the ministry's spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad said that the two cases are related to a Pilipino and an Indian residents who were in contact with patients that arrived from the UK, bringing the number of...
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Conditions to acquire permits during curfew
KUWAIT: Those seeking urgent medical treatment, attending doctor appointments or taking care of the sick will be allowed to acquire permits during the 11-hour curfew in Kuwait, the Interior Ministry said in a statement to the press Monday. In the statement, the Interior Ministry indicated that it was important to follow the specific rules to acquire the permit, affirming that those who obtain the document will be monitored through their...
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KFSD, Ministry deliver medicine during curfew
KUWAIT: Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD) and the Health Ministry will be working together to ensure the medicinal needs of citizens and residents were met during the partial curfew. In a press release after his meeting with Health Ministry Undersecretary Dr Abdullah Al-Bader, Director General of (KFSD) Lt Gen Khaled Al-Merkad said that the decision was made upon an order from Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior and Minister of...
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Coronavirus in Kuwait: What we know so far
KUWAIT: Kuwait has so far recorded 191 cases infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). With the exception of five cases in critical condition, all cases are in stable condition and are recovering in quarantined locations designated by the government for this purpose, while 708 have been discharged from quarantine after exhibiting no symptoms during their 14-day quarantine period, the Ministry of Health confirmed. Meanwhile, 39 people have...
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Advice for small business owners
By Attorney Fajer AhmedThis is such a difficult time for all of us. We are shifting and predictions are that 30 percent of businesses will close down this month. Research also shows that restaurants usually have a 16-day buffer from closing down, while retail have 19 days. Because of this distress, I have been getting many questions on how to cut down costs by firing employees. I urge people to support local businesses, as instead of ordering...
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Curfew Diaries: Day 2 - Recycle, reduce, reuse and replenish
By Jamie Etheridge On the way to the office this morning, I stopped at the mini jamiya (co-op) in Nuzha to pick up some necessities (chocolate chip cookies count, right?). In front of the shop were the usual gathering of delivery trucks, mostly young men in trousers and t-shirts unloading boxes and crates full of bread, chips, milk, rice, canned goods and other items. I sat watching them for a few minutes, thinking about all the invisible...
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Defense Minister discusses with officials anti-coronavirus action
KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Ahmad Mansour Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah meets with top officials to discuss precautions against the spread of coronavirus. - KUNA photos KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Ahmad Mansour Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah discussed on Sunday with top officials the package of measures that have been enforced in the country against the novel pandemic, coronavirus. Minister Sheikh Ahmad...
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Amir heads Cabinet session, hails coronavirus measures
KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah addresses the nation on Sunday. - KUNA KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah headed yesterday the Cabinet's extraordinary session at Dar Salwa, accompanied by HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem, and Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs Sheikh Ali Jarrah Al-Sabah.On Sunday, HH the Amir lauded...
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KUWAIT CITY: Jassim Al-Awadhi waits at a bus stop as a bus approaches in this file photo.
Disorganized bus network behind lacking transit system
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KUWAIT: Young girls participate in Girl Up Kuwait's first conference which focused on the role of women in Kuwaiti society and politics.
Girl Up Kuwait: Young trailblazers give girls a voice
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Air Force carries out aeromedical evacuation exercise
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Kuwait under unsteady northern and northwesterly winds triggering dust. - KUNA
Kuwait weather to remain unstable
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Kuwaiti pilots learn to fly Turkish Bayraktar drones