Kuwait suspends air traffic with 7 new countries, including 3 Arab countries

SANAA, March, 7 (YPA) – Kuwait on Friday suspended  all flights for a week with seven new countries, including three Arab countries.

According to the cabinet’s report, it has been decided to suspend all flights to and from Bangladesh, The Philippines, India, Sri Lanka, Syria, Lebanon and Egypt, for a week.

The Kuwait News Agency reported that this is part of the precautionary measures taken to protect citizens and assessors from the spread of the new coronavirus (Covid-19).

Since the beginning of the outbreak of the epidemic to all flights to and from China- Hong Kong- Iran- South Korea – Island- Italy- Singapore – Japan- Iraq suspended.

Meanwhile, the UAE Ministry of Health has announced the recovery of two new cases of the virus, one aged 38 and the other for a one-year-old child.

The ministry thus announces the recovery of the first family diagnosed with the virus in the country, bringing the total number of recovered cases to seven.

It also announced earlier that it had detected 15 new cases, bringing the number of diagnosed cases to 45.

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