School year begins in Kuwait with in-person classes

Around 500,000 students on Sunday returned to their classes in public schools across Kuwait

Local media said that the reopening of schools resulted in traffic congestions in some parts of the country.

In-person classes have been suspended in Kuwait since March 2020 with shift to distance learning as part of precautions to curtail the spread of the new coronavirus.

Public schools reopened their gates on Sunday after a vigorous mass inoculation campaign in Kuwait. Private schools reopened on September 27

Some schools gave away flowers to their students in a gesture of welcome. Education authorities had earlier said that teachers, administrative staff

However, the Health Ministry said Saturday that students aged above 12, who have obtained one dose of the vaccine against COVID-19, do not need to do a weekly PCR test that is required only from those who have not received any jab of vaccination.