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Kuwait will soon resume visitors, family, commercial and tourism visas to enter Kuwait After nearly a year and a half since the Ministry of Interior halted issuing visit visas, according to a local newspaper. While the Cabinet of Ministers is set to issue an official decision, it is likely that the Ministry of Interior will resume issuing visit visas starting next month. The Ministry of Interior said in a Tweet: “Ministry of Interior clarifies that in the event that we will resume issuing visitor visas of all kinds, it will be announced in advance by the Ministry.” A source told the daily that while visit visas are halted, a limited number are being issued in specific scenarios based on recommendations by the COVID-19 committee. Health care workers and some professionals like legal advisors, engineers and teachers have received visit visas to re-enter the country as per the discretion of the committee. The decision comes as Kuwait gradually starts opening up the co…

Kuwait City, 29th July 2021: Four conditions for allowing the entry of expatriates to Kuwait, iiQ8 News The implementation of the cabinet’s decision to allow expats with valid residencies to enter Kuwait does not require them to quarantine in a third country for 14 days, Al Anbaa reported. The Cabinet’s decision regarding allowing entry to expatriates canceled the requirement to stay in a transit station for 14 days, for those coming from countries with which there are no direct commercial flights. Four conditions for allowing the entry of expatriates: (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 1. Valid residence and fully vaccinated with one of the approved vaccines. 2. Conducting a PCR examination 72 hours before the flight date. 3. Another examination during the first 3 days of the home quarantine, and ends as soon as the result is negative. 4. As for domestic workers, institutional quarantine is required to ensure the safety and…

Kuwait City, 28th July 2021: Vaccines approved in #Kuwait & number of doses required for immunization to show the green color in (immune/ #Kuwait mobile ID) Application: ◾️ Pfizer BioNTech vaccine (2 doses). ◾️ AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine (2 doses). ◾️ Moderna vaccine (2 doses). ◾️ Johnson & Johnson vaccine (1 dose). (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Kuwait bans unvaccinated citizens from foreign travel. Move to come into effect from August 1,says government communications office Kuwait on Tuesday banned unvaccinated citizens from traveling abroad as of August 1, the government communication office reported. The decision exempts children under 16 years and those with a health ministry certificate saying they cannot be vaccinated. Also pregnant women, who get a pregnancy proof certificate from authorities, are exempted from the travel ban. As per the new rule, no travel is allowed out of Kuwait except for ci…

Kuwait City, 28th July 2021: Kuwait issued Guidelines to Enter and Departure, iiQ8 (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});     The Kuwait Civil Aviation Commission has issued detailed guidelines on foreigners entering and departure of Kuwait citizens from August 1. These are the conditions imposed for foreigners entering Kuwait. * Kuwait IMMUNIE / KUWAIT MOBILE ID APPLICATION SHOULD BE GREEN COLOR FOR THOSE WHO VACCINATE AND RETURN TO KUWAID. * All passengers coming to the country should bring 72 hours valid PCR certificate. Should not have any symptoms related to Covid. * Should have taken any two dose injection in Kuwait approved vaccines like Pfizer, Oxford / Astra Seneca, Moderna. Johnson & Johnson need a dose if vaccinated. * Vaccination certificate of two dose vaccinated in the homeland QR Code shoul…

Highly infectious NOROVIRUS is similar to coronavirus? All you need to know What is Norovirus? Norovirus is a very contagious virus that causes vomiting and diarrhoea. Anyone can get infected and sick with norovirus. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Similarities between coronavirus and Norovirus Like coronavirus, Norovirus too can be asymptomatic in some people, and mutates rapidly – different strains of norovirus have been found circulating around the same hospital during one season. In fact, as it spreads around, norovirus sometimes changes so much that standard testing kits can’t recognise versions of it that have evolved. Most people with symptomatic norovirus infections have diarrhoea, but some experience projectile vomiting as well. This creates an aerosol full of viruses that spread around any room and leave it on surfaces, waiting for others to pick it up, as happens with respiratory viruses. COVID-19 also cau…