Kuwait Unlocks Some COVID-19 Restrictions

Published February 15th, 2022 - 09:29 GMT
COVID-19 restrictions lifted in Kuwait.
A girl receives a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination centre at the Kuwait International Fairground in Kuwait City on February 3, 2022. Kuwait's ministry of health starts vaccinating 5 to 11 years age. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)
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COVID-19 restrictions lifted in Kuwait.

Kuwait’s cabinet scrapped the PCR test requirement for travelers and unvaccinated students attending schools and universities, Kuwait News Agency reported on Monday.

Social distancing in mosques was also abolished and unvaccinated people will now be able to enter shopping centers.

People are still required to wear face masks in public and the new rules will come into effect on Sunday Feb. 20, KUNA reported.


This article has been adapted from its original source.

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