DUBAI: Kuwait excluded seven countries from its coronavirus travel ban lift which starts August 1, daily Kuwait Times reported on Thursday.
“Citizens and residents of the country are allowed to travel to and from Kuwait, except for residents coming from the following countries: Bangladesh, Philippines, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Iran and Nepal,” the Center for Government Communication, CGC, said in a tweet.
السماح للمواطنين والمقيمين في البلاد من السفر من وإلى دولة الكويت فيما عدا المقيمين القادمين من الدول التالية:
• بنعلاديش
• الفلبين
• الهند
• سريلانكا
• جمهورية باكستان الإسلامية
• الجمهورية الإسلامية الإيرانية
• جمهورية النيبال الديمقراطية الاتحادية— مركز التواصل الحكومي (@CGCKuwait)
Kuwait suspended all international flights to and from the country in early March to curb the spread of coronavirus, with the exception of repatriation flights.
Late in May, the daily reported that civil aviation authorities would implement a gradual resumption of commercial flights with government approval, which will be implemented in three phases.
As of July 29, Kuwait has confirmed 65,903 coronavirus cases, 56,467 recoveries and 444 deaths.
