No visit visas will be processed for any nationality until further notice, according to a statement released by the Interior Ministry over fears of the coronavirus entering the country.
All types of visas are especially restricted to Egyptians as a consequence of the coronavirus outbreak. Only visas issued before this decision, which was enforced on Sunday, will be allowed, and the passengers from Egypt are required to be tested upon arrival.
This comes in light of the extensive precautionary measures undertaken by the Kuwait Government, which includes quarantining its nationals evacuated from virus-hit countries, and demanding people entering the country sign a heath document. The number of coronavirus (COVID-19) infected cases registered in Kuwait is 46, all are patients who came Iran.
Kuwait has barred entry to nationals from Egypt, Iran, China, Thailand, South Korea, Iraq and Italy as a means to contain the coronavirus infection.
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