Published 13:29 IST, March 1st 2020
Coronavirus outbreak: Kuwait health ministry confirms 45 cases of epidemic
The health ministry of Kuwait has reportedly announced on March 1 that the nation has 45 confirmed cases of deadly coronavirus outbreak most of them Iran.
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health ministry of Kuwait has reportedly anunced on March 1 that nation has 45 confirmed cases of dely coronavirus outbreak. Kuwait confirmed two more cases of new coronavirus Friday, taking toll to 45. According to international media reports, patients are all in good health and receiving good medical care. ministry reportedly said that two cases were in close contact with infected people who arrived from Iran before outbreak was anunced. Kuwait reported its first case on February 24 and called off national day celebrations in order to combat dely epidemic. It has also evacuated nearly 800 citizens from Iran which has been bly affected by COVID-19.
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Kuwait identified most of its cases with a travel history to Iran, where coronavirus figures have drastically soared past this week, state reports. Ministry furr ded that patients infected with strain of virus were stable and approved protocols of isolation were being ministered. It said that necessary medical care was provided to m in one of hospitals that were constructed and equipped by health officials to treat patients that contracted dely disease.
According to reports, Kuwait’s civil aviation authority imposed travel restrictions suspending all flights with Singapore and Japan over coronavirus fears.
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Kuwait suspends flights with S Korea
measure was enacted in accordance with Kuwait’s health ministry instructions. Kuwait h later anunced that it suspended all operational flights with South Korea, where largest number of coronavirus cases have been reported outside mainland China. Kuwait also revoked scheduled flights to and from Thailand, Italy, and Iraq in subsequent anuncements. Kuwait’s Interior Ministry urged citizens to cooperate with government's decisions amid malignant virus epidemic. Authorities also warned people against spreing misinformation regarding coronavirus and threatened to take legal steps in case anyone was found guilty. Kuwait’s foreign ministry urged all its nationals to contact Kuwait's embassy for assistance in case y were stranded in countries where coronavirus outbreak is soaring alarmingly, confirmed reports.
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13:29 IST, March 1st 2020