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Hospital visiting hours from 1 to 3 pm
By A SalehKUWAIT: Ministry of Health (MOH) Undersecretary Dr Mustafa Redha adjusted hospital visiting hours to cope with the current circumstances and the precautionary measures followed to limit the spread of COVID-19. According to the decision Redha issued, hospital visiting hours will be from 1 to 3 pm according to the same related regulations in order to ensure patients' safety and cope with the current health situation. Curfew passes...
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Tough times for workers: Salary cuts, unpaid vacations as work slows down
By Ben GarciaKUWAIT: Several workers from various companies in Kuwait are experiencing tough times and are wondering whether they will get their salaries for this month and the next. One company forced its employees to resign, others offered vacations without pay, while some completely stopped work without pay for workers. There are also workers who are staying at home but receiving salaries. "My company said they will pay us and told us to stay...
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Kuwait streets empty with curfew
KUWAIT: Streets and highways around Kuwait were deserted due to the state-wide partial curfew the government imposed as part of stringent measures against the spread of the coronavirus. The Cabinet declared on Saturday the imposition of a partial curfew from 5:00 pm to 4:00 am effective Sunday, as part of the wide scale efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. - Photos by Fouad Al-Shaikh and KUNA
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Rapid tests for coronavirus arrive in Kuwait
KUWAIT: Tests, used in rapid 'point-of-care' coronavirus (COVID-19) detection, arrived in Kuwait, making it the first country in the region to obtain such method, the Ministry of Health said Sunday. Assistant secretary at the Ministry of Health Dr Abdullah Al-Bader said that the tests, approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), had arrived in Kuwait in coordination with local and international drug companies. The tests, using...
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Foreign teachers anxious over exit permit news
By Faten OmarKUWAIT: Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education Saud Al-Harbi announced on Sunday orders to issue exit permits for expat teachers teaching in the public school system to leave the country. There are approximately 70,000 public school teachers in Kuwait, the majority of which are Arab nationals from Egypt, Syria and Palestine. The decision was a relief to some and disturbing to others. Enas Al-Demardash, a 39-year-old...
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Municipality closed 55 shops in two governorates
By Meshaal Al-EneziKUWAIT: Kuwait Municipality deputy director for Capital and Jahra affairs Faisal Sadeq Al-Juma reviewed the efforts exerted by both governorates' field inspection teams of various facilities as part of precautionary measures taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19, noting that the teams had issued 1,445 warning notices, closed 55 shops and cafes, filed 144 citations, closed five amusement centers and cleaned and...
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Coronavirus in Kuwait: What we know so far
KUWAIT: Kuwait has so far recorded 189 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 702 have been discharged from quarantine after exhibiting no symptoms during their 14-day quarantine period, the Ministry of Health confirmed. Meanwhile, 30 people have...
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Three dead, seven injured in bus crash
By Hanan Al-SaadounKUWAIT: Three people died and seven were critically wounded after a bus flipped over on King Fahd Road yesterday. Mubarak Al-Kabeer firemen rushed to the scene in response to an emergency call and dealt with the accident. The injured were rushed to hospital while the bodies were taken to the coroner. An investigation was opened to determine the cause of the accident.
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Answers for small business owners
Attorney Fajer Ahmed By Attorney Fajer AhmedAs an employer, we have so many responsibilities right now. We are thinking of how to pay the rent, how to move our business forward, how to secure our employees' rights, how we can support the community and so on. Most importantly we are thinking of how we can move forward and be sustainable in the long term. It is difficult to plan ahead for the long term when we cannot predict the near future. There...
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Curfew Diaries: Day 1
By Jamie Etheridge sky was a brilliant glowing orange and rosy pink at 5 pm yesterday, just as the sun began sinking toward the horizon. We sat on our small balcony, awaiting the siren that would mark the start of Kuwait's nationwide curfew, a first experience for me and my family. But at 5 pm we heard only the garble of someone speaking in Arabic through a loudspeaker, incomprehensible and far away. I was disappointed, wanting and almost...
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Kuwait Cabinet warns anew of gatherings over COVID-19
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah chairs the cabinet's extraordinary meeting on Saturday. - KUNA photos KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti Cabinet on Saturday called once more on all citizens and residents to steer away from gatherings to stave off coronavirus outbreak. It also urged everyone to follow all guidelines and decisions issued by concerned state agencies in order to avert relevant hazards. This came during an...
A photo taken on March 22, 2020 shows a deserted street in Kuwait city amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. - Kuwait imposed a curfew nationwide starting on Sunday at 5pm until 4am to fight the spread of the coronavirus, state news agency KUNA said. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)
Kuwait imposes partial curfew amid 12 new coronavirus cases
KUWAIT: A photo taken early yesterday shows a deserted street in Kuwait City. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat KUWAIT: Kuwait imposed a nationwide curfew starting yesterday from 5 pm until 4 am to fight the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, state news agency KUNA said, citing the Cabinet. Kuwait, which went into virtual lockdown on Thursday, has taken some of the most drastic steps in the region to curb the virus' spread. The country, which has...
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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's fencer Yusuf Al-Shamlan
Shamlan leaves Olympic Games
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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