The MUNA program links a wide network of accredited laboratories, which guarantees the reliability of PCR test certificates, which is invaluable for the country’s health authorities to verify through the program all the details of the PCR test before the passengers’ arrival to Kuwait. It also helps to update authorities regarding the name of the laboratory the test was carried out and the medical history of the passengers. Hence, Muna is considered the first line of defence against the coronavirus infection spread, Al Qabas daily reported.
To that effect, a recommendation is being planned to be submitted to the Council of Ministers to introduce a new condition for passengers coming to the country. A traveller can only be permitted to enter Kuwait if their health details are made available through the MUNA program, which is the online system developed to link external laboratories accredited by the Ministry of Health, the daily said, quoting sources.
Regarding the motives for resorting to this new condition, the source stated that through the compulsory examination of arrivals at the airport by medical staff, cases infected with the Coronavirus were discovered, despite the fact that they carried recent PCR examination certificates.