{"id":37299,"date":"2020-03-05T17:33:05","date_gmt":"2020-03-05T14:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.163.207.100\/~timesku1\/news\/?p=37299"},"modified":"2020-03-05T17:58:07","modified_gmt":"2020-03-05T14:58:07","slug":"kuwait-council-of-ministers-to-reconsider-medical-certificate-requirement-for-passengers-arriving-from-10-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/kuwait-council-of-ministers-to-reconsider-medical-certificate-requirement-for-passengers-arriving-from-10-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"Kuwait Council of Ministers to reconsider medical certificate requirement for passengers arriving from 10 countries"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"gmail_default\">Kuwait&#8217;s Council of Ministers is expected to reverse the medical certificate clearance requirement for Coronavirus after requests from the countries affected and the realisation that these precautionary measures were difficult to implement on such a scale.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail_default\">The decision which created a huge panic among the nationalities affected as the procedures to get such a certificate was not clear and would also not really prevent the spread of the disease.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail_default\">More practical steps were required and the council of minister are expected to deliberate and take a decision later today.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The decision was taken as a precautionary measure against possible infections and spread of coronavirus from nationals arriving from countries including India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Egypt, Syria Lebanon, Turkey, Georgia and Azerbaijan.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"yj6qo ajU\">\n<div id=\":3p1\" class=\"ajR\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-tooltip=\"Show trimmed content\" aria-label=\"Show trimmed content\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ajT\" src=\"https:\/\/ssl.gstatic.com\/ui\/v1\/icons\/mail\/images\/cleardot.gif\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kuwait&#8217;s Council of Ministers is expected to reverse the medical certificate clearance requirement for Coronavirus after requests from the countries affected and the realisation that these precautionary measures were difficult to implement on such a scale. 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