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Coronavirus in Kuwait: What we know so far

KUWAIT: Kuwait has so far recorded 112 cases infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). With the exception of four cases in critical condition, all cases are in stable condition and are recovering in quarantined locations designated by the government for this purpose, while dozens have been discharged after exhibiting no symptoms during their 14-day quarantine period, the Ministry of Health confirmed. Meanwhile, nine people have recovered...

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Fairground screenings of expats for COVID-19 negative: Ministry

A Kuwaiti health ministry worker jestures before scanning returning expatriate at the screening center in Mishref. KUWAIT: Recovering from the coronavirus (COVID-19) and the announcements made in this regard are matters of technicality rather than anything else, said Health Ministry spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad yesterday. Answering the press on the sideline of the ministry's coronavirus update conference, Dr Sanad revealed that coronavirus...

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Italian architect of Barcelona stadium dies of virus at 92

Italian architectVittorio Gregotti Vittorio Gregotti, an Italian architect who designed the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics stadium, died yesterday at the age of 92 after catching the novel coronavirus, Italian media said. Gregotti died of pneumonia after being hospitalized in Milan having contracted COVID-19, the AGI news agency and the Corrieredella Sera newspaper reported. He also designed the Arcimboldi Opera Theatre in Milan, a futuristic...

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As virus strikes festivals, red carpets happen in living rooms

File photo shows SXSW logo in Austin, Texas. -AFP Hollywood directors who had their glitzy premieres canceled due to coronavirus are finding inventive ways to build buzz for their films -- including bringing the red carpet into their living rooms. Movie festivals such as SXSW in Texas and Tribeca in New York have been scrapped in recent days as the deadly pandemic spreads. This has shorn major titles of the publicity generated by opening night...

In this photo taken on March 7, 2020, Shreya Siddanagowder gestures as she talks during an interview with AFP at her home in Pune, more than two years after transplant surgery for both hands. - When amputee Shreya Siddanagowder was offered new hands, the Indian student didn't hesitate, even though they were big, hairy, once belonged to a man and were a different skin tone to her own. (Photo by Sanket Wankhade / AFP) / TO GO WITH India-health-amputee-science by Abhaya Srivastava

Hand-made tale: Indian amputee's new lower limbs adapt to her body

In this photo ShreyaSiddanagowder gestures as she talks during an interview with AFP at her home in Pune, more than two years after transplant surgery for both hands.-AFP photos When amputee Shreya Siddanagowder was offered new hands, the Indian student didn't hesitate -- even though they were big, dark and hairy, and once belonged to a man. Now though, not only have her new hands become more slender, they have also changed color to match her...

A trader walks by beneath a stock display board at the Dubai Stock Exchange in the United Arab Emirates, on March 8, 2020. - Saudi's stock exchange fell 6.5 percent and other Gulf markets tumbled to multi-year lows at the start of trading after OPEC and its allies failed to clinch a deal over oil production cuts. (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP)

UAE, Saudi central banks roll out $40bn stimulus

DUBAI: A trader walks by beneath a stock display board at the Dubai Stock Exchange in the United Arab Emirates. The central banks of the UAE and Saudi Arabia on Saturday announced stimulus plans worth a combined $40 billion to ease the impact of the coronavirus outbreak in their respective countries. - AFP DUBAI/RIYADH: The central banks of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia, the two largest Arab economies, on Saturday announced...

French driver Sebastien Ogier (3L) and his co-driver Julien Ingrassia (3R) of the Toyota Yaris WRT with their Sporting Director Kaj Lindstrˆm (C) flanked by Estonian driver Ott Tanak (2L) and his co-driver Martin Jarveoja (L) of Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC and Estonian rally driver Teemu Suninen (2R) and his co-driver Jarmo Lehtinen (R) of the Ford Fiesta WRT, celebrate on the podium of the FIA World Rally Championship in Leon, Guanajuato State, Mexico on March 14, 2020. - The organizers of the FIA, WRC in agreement with the teams and the Mexican authorities decided to end the Leon Rally today, a day earlier than scheduled, due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by ALFREDO ESTRELLA / AFP) / ìThe erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of this photo by ALFREDO ESTRELLA has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [Sporting Director Kaj Lindstrom ] instead of [team head Tommi Makinen]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and delete it (them) from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it (them) to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require.î

Ogier wins shortened Rally of Mexico

LEON: French driver Sebastien Ogier (3L) and his co-driver Julien Ingrassia (3R) of the Toyota Yaris WRT with their Sporting Director Kaj Lindström (C) flanked by Estonian driver Ott Tanak (2L) and his co-driver Martin Jarveoja (L) of Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC and Estonian rally driver Teemu Suninen (2R) and his co-driver Jarmo Lehtinen (R) of the Ford Fiesta WRT, celebrate on the podium of the FIA World Rally Championship in Leon, Guanajuato...

A woman wearing a protective face mask waits at the Esenler bus terminal in Istanbul, on March 14, 2020, during the outbreak of COVID-19, the new coronavirus. - Turkey will halt flights with nine European countries the transport minister said on March 13, after having already shut all schools for two weeks and bar spectators from football matches through April, as part of Ankara's bid to contain the spread of the new coronavirus. (Photo by Yasin AKGUL / AFP)

Turkey quarantines pilgrims returning from Saudi Arabia

ISTANBUL: A woman wearing a protective face mask waits at the Esenler bus terminal in Istanbul during the outbreak of COVID-19, the new coronavirus. - AFP ISTANBUL: Thousands of Muslims returning to Turkey from a pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia were being taken into quarantine on Sunday due to concerns about the spread of the coronavirus, Turkish officials said. Television pictures showed buses transporting pilgrims along the highway from Ankara's...

Members of the Muslim community Jood Almutairi (R), Alaa Fouda (C) and Nada Fouda (L) leave after attending congregational Friday prayers, two days ahead of the first†anniversary of the Christchurch mosque shootings, at Horncastle Arena in Christchurch on March 13, 2020. - The mass shootings which killed 51 Muslim worshippers at two mosques on March 15 last year was carried out by an avowed white supremacist who had slipped under the radar of New Zealand authorities. (Photo by Sanka VIDANAGAMA / AFP)

Muslims still feel unsafe a year after massacre in New Zealand

CHRISTCHURCH: Members of the Muslim community Jood Almutairi (right), Alaa Fouda (center) and Nada Fouda leave after attending congregational prayers, two days ahead of the first anniversary of the Christchurch mosque shootings, at Horncastle Arena in Christchurch. - AFP CHRISTCHURCH: Aliya Danzeisen rises before dawn every day to hear the news so she can prepare her school-age daughters for any harassment they may face for being Muslim. "We...

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Idlib: 'Forgotten city' targeted for revenge by Assad

AN NAYRAB: A man holding a flag of the Syrian opposition poses for a 'selfie' photo on a phone with another during protest blocking traffic on the M4 highway, which links the northern Syrian provinces of Aleppo and Latakia. - AFP IDLIB: At the heart of Syria's latest humanitarian crisis, locals call Idlib "the forgotten city", still paying the price for one day in the 1970s when the former president was pelted with tomatoes. The city and its...

A medical staff member wears protective equipment at the Wilkins Infectious Diseases Hospital in Harare on March 11, 2020, as they demonstrate their state of preparedness to treat the COVID-19 coronavirus in the event the epidemic reaches Zimbabwe where five suspected cases have tested negative. (Photo by Jekesai NJIKIZANA / AFP)

Coronavirus is 'a punishment' for US, Europe

HARARE: A medical staff member wears protective equipment at the Wilkins Infectious Diseases Hospital in Harare as they demonstrate their state of preparedness to treat the COVID-19 coronavirus in the event the epidemic reaches Zimbabwe where five suspected cases have tested negative. - AFP Europe: HARARE: Zimbabwe's defense minister has called the coronavirus pandemic a "punishment" of the US and Europe for imposing sanctions against members...

Philippine police personnel man a checkpoint bordering nearby Cavite province and suburban Las Pinas in Manila on March 15, 2020, as the government steps up efforts to curb the spread of the new coronavirus. - Police began closing off access to the Philippines' sprawling and densely populated capital Manila on March 15, imposing a quarantine that officials hope will curb the nation's rising number of coronavirus cases. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP)

Philippines closes off capital to fight coronavirus

MANILA: Philippine police personnel man a checkpoint bordering nearby Cavite province and suburban Las Pinas in Manila yesterday as the government steps up efforts to curb the spread of the new coronavirus. - AFP MANILA: Police began closing off access to the Philippines' sprawling and densely populated capital Manila yesterday, imposing a quarantine that officials hope will curb the nation's rising number of coronavirus cases. Officers in...

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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.

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Kuwait under unsteady northern and northwesterly winds triggering dust. - KUNA

Kuwait weather to remain unstable