Non-Kuwaitis barred from entering country – civil aviation

cde.news desk 7 February 2021, 19:00 · 1 min read

epa08991304 A business owner carries a placard that reads 'No closure without compensation' during a protest against the closure of saloons and Restaurants in order to stem the spread of the coronavirus at the Kuwait lawyers association Building in Kuwait City, Kuwait, 06 February 2021. The Kuwaiti governement announced that Kuwait will stop the entry of non-Kuwaitis to the country for a period of two weeks starting from 07 February to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. EPA-EFE/Noufal Ibrahim

CAIRO, Feb 7 (Reuters) – Kuwait civil aviation said on Sunday that non-Kuwaitis would not be permitted to enter the country as of Feb. 7, with a few exceptions, the authority said in a tweet, as the country seeks to curb coronavirus infections.

The exceptions are: diplomatic missions and diplomats, governmental medical staff, and private sector medical staff according the approved list from the Ministry of Health, the authority said in its statement.

(Reporting by Ahmed Tolba, writing by Nayera Abdallah; Editing by Alison Williams)

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