The global recovery rates from the novel coronavirus (COVID19) call for hope and optimism, especially with some 72,000 overcoming the disease, said Kuwait’s Health Ministry spokesman Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad Sunday.
In a press conference, Dr. Al-Sanad affirmed that the coronavirus had become, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), a pandemic affecting hundreds of countries across the globe. Outside of China, there are some 64,000 cases, while in China there are about 81,000 cases, he said.
In the eastern Mediterranean, which has 22 states including Kuwait, 17 countries confirmed coronavirus cases, indicated Al-Sanad, adding that there were five countries, which have yet to confirm or announce COVID-19 cases. So far, there were 9,081 swipes and samples taken from those in Al-Khairan, Al-Mangaf, and Al-Joun quarantine centers in Kuwait, stated the official who renewed his calls for Kuwaitis and expatriates to remain at their homes and places of dwelling to prevent spread of the infection.
Dr. Al-Sanad revealed that the number of those clearing the quarantine had amounted to 324 in total. He went on to say that it was paramount for the populous to follow instructions and procedures to curb the spread of the coronavirus. More recently, a 190-passenger flight coming from New York had been subjected to coronavirus countermeasures according to medical protocols, he affirmed.
