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Kuwait reports 80 new COVID-19 cases
KUWAIT CITY, April 12,2020 (BSS/XINHUA) – Kuwait reported on Sunday 80 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 1,234, the Health Ministry said in a statement.
Among the new cases is one Kuwaiti citizen who returned from Britain, the statement said, adding that 71 cases have a history of contact with infected patients. The cause of the infection for the other eight cases is still under investigation, it noted.
So far, 1,091 patients are receiving treatment, including 29 in ICU, the statement added.
Meanwhile, Kuwaiti Minister of Health Bassel Al-Sabah announced the recovery of nine patients from the coronavirus, raising the total number of recoveries in the country to 142.
On April 4, Kuwait reported the first death case of COVID-19.
The Kuwaiti government has decided to impose a nationwide curfew to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
On March 13, Kuwait suspended all commercial flights. The government also decided to close stores, malls and barbershops.
BSS/XINHUA/IJ/1824 hrs