Kuwait will impose a partial curfew for a month and extend the ban on entry of non-Kuwaitis into the country until further notice in an attempt to curb the spread of coronavirus.
The curfew, which will run from 5:00 pm to 5:00 am, will be effective from Sunday, March 7, until April 8.
The country has recorded a spike in COVID cases, with 1,716 positive cases and eight deaths reported on Thursday.
So far, Kuwait has recorded 196,497 cases and 1,105 fatalities.
Sudan's RSF agrees to US proposal for humanitarian ceasefire
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India top court says Air India crash report does not insinuate anything against pilot
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Belgium's Liege airport temporarily halted again due to drone sighting
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