Kuwait set to revise COVID-19 entry ban

Kuwait’s ongoing ban on travellers from dozens of countries due to the new coronavirus pandemic will regularly be revised, according to media reports.

Earlier this week, Kuwait suspended flights from 31 “high-risk” coronavirus countries upon instructions from Kuwaiti health authorities.

The decision, which took immediate effect, has affected thousands of migrant workers who are now in home countries listed in the ban.

The revision may include a mechanism allowing the return of limited categories of expatriates to Kuwait such as judges, medical doctors, nurses and teachers because they are needed, the sources added.

Kuwait’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation said that allowing entry of foreign experts and technicians into the country came upon a request from the government bodies and is subjected to health authorities’ approval.

“The decision preventing citizens of 31 countries from entering Kuwait will be subjected to revise every 10 days,” Kuwaiti newspaper Al Qabas quoted government sources as saying.