DUBAI - Kuwait now has 43 confirmed cases of coronavirus, according to a health ministry official on Thursday , who added all cases involved people who had been to Iran.
Iran, which lies east of Kuwait, has experienced the largest death toll from coronavirus outside China, with 26 deaths and 245 cases. Kuwait announced a raft of measures on Thursday, according to state news agency Kuna, including forcing all flight passengers to sign an avowal that would make them subject to quarantine for a minimum of two weeks at the Kuwaiti authorities' discretion.A number of educational institutes will also close for two weeks.
The Kuwaiti army will suspend studies at military colleges and schools for two weeks from March 1 due to concerns about the coronavirus outbreak, and studies at Saad Al-Abdullah Academy For Security Sciences will also be halted for two weeks from March 1.
It made no explicit reference to coronavirus, but said it was"a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of workers."
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