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Kuwait bans indoor gatherings from Sunday to curb spread of Covid-19
The cabinet announces the ban will be effective from January 9 to February 28
People wait for their turn to be vaccinated for Covid-19 in the Mishref suburb south of Kuwait City. — AFP file
The Kuwaiti Cabinet agreed on Monday to impose a seven-week ban on indoor social gatherings from January 9, the Center for Government Communication said.
“The Council of Ministers has determined to place a temporary ban on all types of social gatherings held in indoor venues from Sunday the 9th of January, 2022 and until Monday the 28th of February, 2022,” the statement read.
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All travellers coming to Kuwait will have to present a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours prior to the arrival, effective Tuesday.
The Gulf state urged its citizens to leave the United Kingdom after the Omicron coronavirus variant unleashed a wave of infections in Europe. Kuwait reported its first Omicron case in a European traveller on December 8.
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