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Gulf Arab states launch new restrictions over COVID-19 fears
With populations including largely young and healthy foreign labourers, many Gulf countries have avoided the higher death tolls seen elsewhere around the world.
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Saudi health worker, Bayan Mohammed collects a swab sample for a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test at drive-through testing center, at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah. (Photo | AP) By Associated Press
DUBAI: Gulf Arab states on Thursday launched new restrictions over fears of the coronavirus resurging across their countries.
With populations including largely young and healthy foreign labourers, many Gulf countries have avoided the higher death tolls seen elsewhere around the world.
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Saudi health worker, Wedad Modaifen collects a swab sample for a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test at drive-through testing center, at King Abdulaziz University in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. In Saudi Arabia, where authorities already have banned travel to the kingdom from 20 countries including the U.S., officials ordered all weddings and parties suspended. It closed down all shopping malls, gyms and other locations for 10 days, as well as indoor dining. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) February 04, 2021 - 12:01 AM
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Gulf Arab states on Thursday launched new restrictions over fears of the coronavirus resurging across their countries.
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February 04, 2021
Kuwait s Health Minister Sheikh Dr. Basel Al-Sabah has called on the public to take coronavirus-related preventive measures seriously to help stop the spread of the deadly virus.
Saudi Gazette report
KUWAIT CITY Kuwait recorded on Thursday 840 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 168,250, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health.
The ministry announced one more virus-related death over the past 24 hours, taking the total number of fatalities in the country to 962.
A total of 510 more patients recovered from COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, pushing the total number of recoveries in the country to 160,098, according to the ministry.