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Six new coronavirus cases in Kuwait, total infections at 148
KUWAIT: Health Ministry Spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad speaks during yesterday’s press conference. – KUNA KUWAIT: Six new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) were discovered in Kuwait within the last 24 hours, bringing the total of infections to 148, the Health Ministry said yesterday. In a press conference, Health Ministry Spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad revealed that out of the 148 in total, 18 cases recovered and 130 are still...
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National Assembly to convene on COVID-19 Tuesday
KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem speaks to reporters yesterday. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh KUWAIT: Kuwait National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem said the parliament session, scheduled for Tuesday, will exclusively discuss draft emergency legislations to scale up the combat against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). "The majority of the other agenda topics of the session will be deferred to dates to be agreed by the MPs and...
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Ministry receives 527 complaints in one day
By Meshaal Al-EneziKUWAIT: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry received 527 complaints over its hotline on Wednesday, while its teams checked 370 pharmacies and stores and issued 97 citations. Three stores were closed for failure to comply with the law and ministry decisions taken in precaution against the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Meanwhile, seven stores that were previously closed for the same reason were re-opened after their...
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Govt coordinates Kuwaitis' return from abroad
KUWAIT: Kuwait Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Mohammad Al-Sabah said Wednesday that relevant government ministries were coordinating return of citizens from aborad. "We held many meetings with ministries of health, education and defense to coordinate return of citizens from abroad," Sheikh Ahmad said in remarks to Kuwait TV as part of the government's efforts to bring back citizens from countries facing spread of coronavirus. He said...
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Kuwaiti woman quarantined after breaking self-isolation
KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti woman has been put under quarantine after breaching self-isolation at home as a precautionary measure against coronavirus, the Ministry of Interior said yesterday. The move came after the woman had posted a video showing non-compliance with relevant guidelines by going to the Blood Bank for donation, the ministry said in a press statement. Therefore, the ministry urged citizens and residents to follow all decisions and...
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National Guard official inspects quarantine centers
By Hanan Al-SaadounKUWAIT: Kuwait National Guard Undersecretary Lt Gen Hashem Al-Refae inspected the force responsible for securing the two quarantine centers in Joan and Seashell Julaiah, which have been allocated to host people returning from abroad as a precautionary measure against the potential spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Lt Gen Refae conveyed greetings of Kuwait National Guard Chief HH Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah and Deputy...
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People of Kuwait donate blood
KUWAIT: A large number of people visited Kuwait Blood Bank yesterday to donate blood in a humanitarian gesture to assist local medical authorities at this critical time. - KUNA Photos
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In the same boat
Jamie Etheridge By Jamie Etheridge apartment has a balcony that overlooks Al-Tawoun Street in Salwa. It's a major highway, busy day and night with traffic. Across the road are several hotels and restaurants and down the street, one of the most popular public beaches, Anjafa. Even on weeknights, the street is alive with traffic, young men parading up and down the strip, playing loud music and chatting with friends or wedding processions with...
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Distance learning
Muna Al-Fuzai By Muna Al-FuzaiWith schools and colleges closing or moving classes online to keep things going with the spread of COVID-19, many parents and students are exploring a new method - distance learning. But the concept seems disruptive and confusing. Some are wondering about the efficacy and success of this way of learning and testing, as it is differs from the old typical method of face-to-face contact with a teacher in the...
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This Friday is different
By Adellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Today is Friday, a day when one prepares himself to go for prayers, then return home to once again get ready to receive family members, go join them at a family gathering or go out somewhere! Yet this Friday is different. A game changer came into play that turned everything upside down. A virus, the coronavirus in specific, scared the globe from north to the south and from east to the west. It does not discriminate...
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WHO chief calls COVID-19 'enemy against humanity'
GENEVA: The head of the World Health Organization on Wednesday called the new coronavirus an "enemy against humanity", as the number of people infected in the pandemic soared past 200,000. Worldwide fatalities topped 8,000 and more deaths have now been recorded in Europe, the new virus epicenter, than in Asia since the outbreak first emerged in China in December. "This coronavirus is presenting us with an unprecedented threat," Tedros Adhanom...
A picture taken on March 19, 2020 shows the empty motorway leading to the business district of La Defense, as a strict lockdown is in effect in France to stop the spread of COVID-19, caused by the novel coronavirus. (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP)
World wages 'war' on virus
HAUTS-DE-SEINE: Photo shows the empty motorway leading to the business district of La Defense, as a strict lockdown is in effect in France to stop the spread of COVID-19, caused by the novel coronavirus. - AFP ROME: World powers were on a war footing against the spiraling coronavirus pandemic yesterday despite a sign of hope from China where zero new domestic cases were reported for the first time. Italy extended its lockdown after suffering the...
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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.
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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