By Meshaal Al-Enezi
KUWAIT: Minister of State for Services Affairs and Minister of State for Assembly Affairs Mubarak Al-Harees yesterday presided over the meeting of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation's (DGCA) special supreme committee for limiting the spread of the coronavirus.
Speaking to the press after the meeting, Harees said the meeting discussed the measures followed at Kuwait International Airport, as the main gateway into the country and the first line of defense and prevention to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Harees added that since the breakout of the virus in China and in coordination with the health and interior ministries, the committee has been meeting daily to discuss the latest developments and the preventive measures followed at the airport, including equipment and clinics to examine passengers. Harees said flight suspensions are still in effect at the airport, except for cargo flights and flights carrying citizens back home.
"Evacuating citizens from abroad will start soon upon instructions from the Cabinet," he underlined, pointing out that coordination is in progress with the foreign ministry to allow the evacuation of residents wishing to return to their home countries, which already started with a MEA flight carrying Lebanese residents back to Lebanon.