JEDDAH — Kuwait has reported 10 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 56, Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported on Monday quoting the country's health ministry. All new cases are Kuwaiti nationals who have recently been to Iran. Kuwait has joined several other Middle Eastern and Central Asian nations in closing its borders with Iran to prevent the spread of the deadly disease. In another development, Kuwait's health ministry announced on Sunday that it would test all travelers coming from Egypt and Syria via all airlines for the coronavirus both upon departure from the two countries and arrival in Kuwait, Al Arabiya English reported quoting a KUNA report. The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Mustafa Redha, said the precautionary measures include not allowing passengers with high temperatures to board flights headed to Kuwait without a negative PCR test on the day of the flight and their body temperature returning to normal range. Travelers who don't have high temperatures are required to fill a medical form and upon arrival at Kuwait International Airport their temperatures will be tested again at the airplane's gate, Redha added. If the passenger's temperature is high, they will be taken to quarantine facilities for testing. If the result is positive, they will be quarantined in the specialized hospital, and if negative, they will be quarantined at home for 14 days with the medical authorities following up their case.
