Year: 2021

Kuwait City, 8th February 2021: Kuwait Hotel quarantine could signal flight ban end, iiQ8 Country announced last August a ban on direct flights from dozens of countries A Kuwaiti decision to apply a mandatory quarantine to all passengers to the country is “likely” to dismantle a flight ban imposed months ago on health grounds, a local newspaper has said. Starting from February 21, Kuwait will enforce mandatory seven-day hotel quarantine on all passengers arriving in Kuwait at their expense to curb the spread of COVID-19. Upon the end of the institutional quarantine period, passengers will have to undergo domestic quarantine for seven more days. Kuwait announced last August a ban on direct flights from dozens of countries, citing concerns over the spread of COVID-19. The move has stranded thousands of expatriates who were on holidays in the affected countries. Al Qabas newspaper has quoted health sources as saying that the implementation of the institutional quara…