Kuwait will suspend all commercial flights and close its land and sea borders from 11pm on Monday until January 1, the government communications office said in a Twitter post.
Event Location
Kuwait , Kuwait
Start Time
22 December 2020, 12:00 AM
End Time
01 January 2021, 12:00 AM
Three Gulf states – Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Oman - are closing their land and sea borders and suspending commercial flights over fears about a new strain of COVID-19.
Kuwait will suspend all commercial flights and close its land and sea borders from 11pm on Monday until January 1, the government communications office said. Cargo operations will continue, it added.
The Ministry of Interior announced that only Saudi nationals will be able to leave Kuwait via the border crossing.
The decision follows measures imposed by various countries following the outbreak of a new strain of COVID-19.
Several countries have cut travel ties with Britain after Prime Minister Boris Johnson said a highly infectious new strain of the virus was a danger to the country.
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