Kuwait imposes 20-day ‘total curfew’ from May 10 to curb coronavirus

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A photo taken on March 23, 2020, shows a general view of empty streets in Kuwait city, a day after authorities declared a nationwide curfew amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. (AFP)
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  • Further details of the curfew will be announced soon, the Information Ministry said

DUBAI: Kuwait will enact a "total curfew" from 4pm (1300 GMT) on Sunday through to May 30 to help to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, the Information Ministry said on Twitter on Friday.
Further details of the curfew will be announced soon, it said.
Kuwait on April 20 expanded a nationwide curfew to 16 hours a day, from 4pm to 8am, and extended a suspension of work in the public sector, including government ministries, until May 31.
On Friday the Gulf state announced 641 new coronavirus cases and three deaths, bringing its total number of confirmed cases to 7,208, with 47 deaths.
 

Topics: Coronavirus Kuwait