{"id":37603,"date":"2020-03-09T09:03:53","date_gmt":"2020-03-09T06:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.163.207.100\/~timesku1\/news\/?p=37603"},"modified":"2020-03-09T09:03:53","modified_gmt":"2020-03-09T06:03:53","slug":"moh-offers-clarification-on-home-quarantine-directive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/moh-offers-clarification-on-home-quarantine-directive\/","title":{"rendered":"MoH offers clarification on home quarantine directive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In response to queries from various quarters regarding the earlier circular from the\u00a0 Ministry of Health (MoH) imposing a compulsory home quarantine for people arriving from seven countries that currently have a flight ban in place, the ministry has provided additional clarification.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a new circular on Sunday, the MoH said that in addition to the seven countries of Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Lebanon, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Syria, passengers coming in from another 14 countries \u2014 Azerbaijan, Belgium, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, USA, and Thailand \u2014\u00a0 would also have to undergo home quarantine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ministry also made clear that people coming from these 21 countries would have to follow preventive health procedures and guidelines initiated by the ministry to prevent the spread of COVID-19 outbreak.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ministry added that on the other hand, people coming from China, Hong Kong, Iran, Iraq, Italy and South Korea would have to undergo institutional quarantine at hospitals or in the designated quarantine zones.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The names of countries on the quarantine list would be updated regularly based on the infection developments in the world and the region and in accordance with the international medical regulations, said MoH. The ministry also urged Kuwaitis and expatriates in the country not to travel abroad, as long as the threat of COVID-19 infection remains.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In response to queries from various quarters regarding the earlier circular from the\u00a0 Ministry of Health (MoH) imposing a compulsory home quarantine for people arriving from seven countries that currently have a flight ban in place, the ministry has provided additional clarification. 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