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The ministry urged the nationals to avoid travel except for necessity in order to preserve their safety to confront new mutant Omicron virus.<\/p>\n<p>It also called on Kuwaitis abroad to fully comply with health requirements and the measures taken by countries to confront the spread of COVID-19 and its variants. The ministry also called upon those abroad to communicate with the Kuwaiti diplomatic missions for any assistance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kuwait Foreign Ministry Tuesday called on citizens to abide by Cabinet\u0622\u2018s decision related to the mutated COVID\u00ad19 virus (Omicron). The ministry urged the nationals to avoid travel except for necessity in order to preserve their safety to confront new mutant Omicron virus. 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