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EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus talks during a daily press briefing on COVID-19 virus at the WHO headquaters in Geneva on March 11, 2020. - WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced on March 11, 2020 that the new coronavirus outbreak can now be characterised as a pandemic. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)

WHO labels coronavirus outbreak as pandemic

GENEVA: World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during a daily press briefing on COVID-19 at the WHO headquarters yesterday. – AFP GENEVA: The World Health Organization is describing the new coronavirus as a pandemic, it said yesterday, adding that Italy and Iran were now on the frontline of the disease and other countries would soon join them. "We are deeply concerned both by the alarming levels of spread...

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238 cases in Qatar; 77 in Bahrain; 63 new deaths in Iran

DUBAI: Qatar reported 238 more coronavirus infections among individuals under quarantine in a residential compound yesterday, the latest Gulf state to record new cases in a regional outbreak. Bahrain earlier announced 77 new infections among citizens evacuated by plane from Iran, which has emerged as an epicenter for the virus in the Middle East. Two meetings of G20 economies due to be held in Saudi Arabia have been postponed.All Gulf Arab...

TOPSHOT - A plume of smoke and fire are seen coming from an area after a Pakistani F-16 crashed during a rehearsal ahead of Pakistan Day military parade in Islamabad on March 11, 2020. - A Pakistani F-16 fighter jet crashed in Islamabad on March 11 in an apparent accident during a rehearsal for an upcoming military parade in the capital, officials said. (Photo by STR / AFP)

Pakistan fighter jet crashes in capital during rehearsal

ISLAMABAD: A plume of smoke and fire are seen coming from an area after a Pakistani F-16 crashed during a rehearsal ahead of the Pakistan Day military parade yesterday. – AFP ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani F-16 fighter jet crashed in Islamabad yesterday, killing the pilot, during a rehearsal for a national day military parade, officials said. Footage on social media showed a plume of smoke billowing into the sky after the plane hit the ground having...

TOPSHOT - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks during a campaign stop at Driving Park Community Center in Columbus, Ohio on March 10, 2020. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP)

Biden says fighting for US 'soul' after big primary wins

COLUMBUS, Ohio: Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks during a campaign stop at Driving Park Community Center on Tuesday. – AFP PHILADELPHIA: Joe Biden moved a giant step closer to a November showdown with Donald Trump after notching up big primary wins Tuesday over Bernie Sanders, his sole remaining challenger for the Democratic presidential nomination. Biden, 77, the centrist former vice president, scored a resounding win in...

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KUWAIT LOCKS DOWN

KUWAIT: (Left) Long queues are seen outside a bakery in Rumaithiya yesterday. (Right) A new center for screening expatriates is being readied at the international fairgrounds in Mishref yesterday. – Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat and KUNA Public holiday announced from March 12 to March 26 Commercial flights completely halted, except cargo flightsNo gatherings at restaurants and cafes, even inside mallsBanks closed until March 26, except one in...

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Panic buying as essentials run out at stores

KUWAIT: Long queues are seen at the checkout counter of a supermarket yesterday. – Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh By Sajeev K PeterKUWAIT: Long queues formed outside cooperative societies and retail outlets across Kuwait yesterday as people resorted to panic buying of essentials after the government declared a two-week public holiday in the wake of coronavirus outbreak in the country.As soon as the news of the holiday broke, people rushed to...

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Kuwait tightens grip on violators of COVID-19 precautionary measures

KUWAIT: Kuwait Municipality personnel close down a violating store during the campaign. - Kuwait Municipality photos By Meshaal Al-Enezi KUWAIT: Kuwait Municipality Director Ahmed Al-Manfouhi strongly instructed various municipality officials to make sure Ministry of Health's (MoH) coronavirus-related precautionary measures are followed in various barbershops, salons, spas, sports and social clubs and cafes. "We are more concerned now with...

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Kuwait sets up center for screening incoming expats

KUWAIT: Authorities are preparing and equipping a new center for screening incoming expatriates of coronavirus infections at Kuwait International Fairground in Mishref, a Ministry of Health official announced yesterday. Abdulaziz Al-Tasha, the assistant undersecretary for services affairs, said in a statement that the new center would admit people for testing on daily basis. He was speaking to the press during a tour of the location where the...

Kuwaiti health ministry workers scan employees and visitors of the ministries complex, as they arrive to their work, in Kuwait City on March 4, 2020. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)

Modern-day heroes: Health frontliners urged to stay, delay vacations for six months

KUWAIT: Kuwaiti health ministry workers scan employees and visitors of the ministries complex, as they arrive to their work, in Kuwait City on March 4, 2020. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat By Ben Garcia KUWAIT: In an effort to contain the coronavirus outbreak in Kuwait, the Ministry of Health's hospital director recently sent internal memos to all staff urging them to be prepared and proactive in case they are called to face the challenge of...

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Legal action against schools forcing teachers to attend

By Faten OmarKUWAIT: Director of Public Relations and Educational Media at the Ministry of Education Dhedan Al-Ajmi told Kuwait Times yesterday that the ministry will take legal action against schools that are still working and forcing teachers and students to attend. Kuwait Times received complaints regarding some nurseries that are still accepting children and forcing their teachers to work. Ajmi advised those teachers to come to the...

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Measures at Palace of Justice to prevent COVID-19 spread

The Palace of Justice. By A SalehKUWAIT: litigants and lawyers crowded in front of the criminal court hall at the Palace of Justice yesterday as new measures were taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The court allowed only one person to enter at a time. Other stipulations included using sanitizers and wearing a mask and gloves. Some people said this strict measure is good to prevent COVID-19 spreading in crowds.Meanwhile, and in view of the...

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Woman files sexual assault case in Khaitan

KUWAIT: An Arab woman told Khaitan police that an Asian man sexually assaulted her while heading to a store where the suspect works. Detectives are working on the case and looking to arrest the suspect for questioning.Indecent gesture A Kuwaiti citizen told police that a person made an indecent gesture at him following a traffic dispute, and gave officers the license plate number of the alleged offender's vehicle. The person is being sought to...

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