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Kuwait records 527 new cases of COVID-19, 36,958 in total
KUWAIT CITY, June 16, 2020 (BSS/XINHUA) — Kuwait on Tuesday reported 527 new
cases of COVID-19 and five more deaths, raising the tally of infections to
36,958 and the death toll to 303, the Health Ministry said in a statement.
Currently, 8,449 patients are receiving treatment, including 194 in ICU,
according to the statement.
The ministry also announced the recovery of 675 more patients, raising the
total recoveries in the country to 28,206.
On May 31, Kuwait ended the full curfew and imposed a three-week partial
curfew for a gradual return to normal life in the country.
On June 7, Kuwaiti Minister of State for Services Affairs and Minister of
State for National Assembly Affairs Mubarak Al-Harees said Kuwait plans to
resume commercial flights in three stages.
On June 10, Kuwait decided to open mosques after nearly three months of
closure, as part of government’s measures to restore normal life.
Kuwait and China have been supporting each other and cooperating closely in
combating the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kuwait donated medical supplies worth 3 million U.S. dollars to China at the
early stage of the COVID-19 outbreak, while China has been facilitating the
procurement of medical supplies by Kuwait.
On April 27, a team of Chinese medical experts visited Kuwait to assist the
Arab country’s anti-coronavirus fight, through sharing with Kuwaiti
counterparts their experience and expertise in the prevention, diagnosis and
treatment of COVID-19.
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