Director of Operations Department at Kuwait International Airport Engineer Saleh Al-Fadaghi revealed that a proposal was submitted to the Ministry of Health to allow those arrivals from the 34 country ban list to quarantine in facilities inside Kuwait instead of other countries, Al-Anba daily reported.
He added that the minister is studying the proposal to give his approval or rejection. In a special statement, Engineer Al-Fadaghi revealed that the entry ban on travelers from these countries to Kuwait is based on infection rates submitted by the Ministry of Health, including recommendations and statistics from the World Health Organization and the severity of the spread of the coronavirus as well as the high number of coronavirus infected cases in these countries.
Furthermore, he stressed that only one person is allowed to enter the airport and receive their family who returns from abroad.
Pointing to the hard work of the relevant authorities, Al-Fadaghi explained that the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and various governmental and private entities have been working round the clock since the COVID-19 pandemic without stopping, and even during the increase in working hours in the first days. Also, the cargo and evacuation operations have been ongoing, and work has been progressing based on the plan approved by the Council of Ministers, namely the commercial operation stage, at a rate of 30 percent, he added, “As soon as a vaccine for COVID-19 virus is discovered, normal activities will resume”.
A ban was instituted in Kuwait International Airport on passengers from 34 countries, and is still in effect based on instructions of the health authorities, said Al-Anba daily. These affected countries include India, Iran, China, Brazil, Colombia, Armenia, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Syria, Spain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Iraq, Mexico, Indonesia, Chile, Pakistan, Egypt, Lebanon, Hong Kong, Italy, North Macedonia, Moldova, Panama, Peru, Serbia, Montenegro, Dominican Republic, Kosovo, Afghanistan, France and Argentina. Al-Fadaghi affirmed that travelers from any of the 34 prohibited countries can stay for 14 days in any country other than those on the ban list, and then obtain a PCR certificate showing they are coronavirus negative before coming to Kuwait.