Measures Taken To Prevent Virus Spread

The global community was greatly impacted by the coronavirus (COVID19) pandemic, which prompted numerous nations to enact stringent health regulations in an effort to slow the virus' spread. In 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic, urging governments all around the world to enact measures like lockdowns to slow its spread. On its part, the State of Kuwait imposed lockdowns and took action in accordance with directives established by the national emergency committee and WHO to monitor COVID-19. On February 27, 2020, Kuwaiti authorities started to quarantine travellers and medically check individuals coming back to Kuwait to make sure they were free of the illness.

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A partial lockdown was implemented in Kuwait on March 22, 2020, from 5:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m., as the infection rate increased globally. To stop the spread of COVID-19, authorities in Kuwait had to extend the lockdown and enforce a complete curfew from May 10–30 of that same year.

In order to aid in the COVID-19 countermeasures, wards were increased in hospitals and other facilities in Kuwait as well as hotels and the Jaber Al-Ahmad sports stadium in April 2020. Kuwait began its first nationwide COVID-19 immunisation campaign on December 24, 2020.

According to Dr. Abdullah Al-Bader, assistant undersecretary for medicine and food monitoring at the Ministry of Health, the State of Kuwait was able to manage the pandemic with a high degree of professionalism and sincere endeavour because of its strategic medical reserves. Dr. Al-Bader continued by saying that Kuwaiti officials had been constantly watching the situation throughout the world to ensure that Kuwait had the required reserves to handle this unprecedented challenge.

He stated that the State of Kuwait was in contact with significant pharmaceutical firms in the US, the UK, and China in May 2020 to make sure that residents of Kuwait had the opportunity to receive vaccinations.

 

 

Dr. Hashem Al- Hashemi, the head of the Ministry of Health's COVID-19 team, stated that Kuwait had taken the necessary precautions to protect its residents and citizens, noting that the state first repatriated 31,000 Kuwaitis who were stranded abroad during the pandemic via 185 flights from 58 countries. Dr. Al-Bader maintained that Kuwait had effectively managed to stop the coronavirus from spreading and voiced confidence in the state's ability to handle any surge in virus infection.

According to the state's emergency plans, he said that during the lockdown, all social gatherings and public areas were off limits. He also said that restaurants and other places of entertainment were shuttered and that regular flights were prohibited for a period of 14 days. Al-Hashemi added that the Ministry of Information has established a website to debunk every myth that had been circulated during the outbreak.

According to him, the state also launched the Shlonik (how are you) app in an effort to identify and repatriate Kuwaitis who had left the country. While Kuwait looked after its own, it also reached out to others during the epidemic by giving the WHO USD 40 million to aid in the provision of medical supplies for several nations while simultaneously taking care of its own.

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In the meantime, Dr. Mohammad Al- Suaidan, director of the public health division at the Health Ministry, remarked that the internet and social media had contributed to the transmission of both accurate and false information during the pandemic.

Dr. Al-Suaidan stated that misinformation and rumours are extremely hazardous in these hard times and that the State of Kuwait has concentrated its efforts on dispelling them and bolstering scientifically verified data.

He reiterated that conventional media, such as television and radio, also helped in the fight against misleading information, saying that the so-called "information pandemic" was countered with proven facts to stop people from being misled.

Dr. Hamad Bastaki, director of the infectious diseases division, commented on the potential increase in coronavirus infections. He confirmed that the Ministry is still keeping an eye on all infectious diseases, including COVID-19, and is taking the required actions to strengthen the public health response appropriately.

 

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