Continuation Of COVID-19 Requires "adaptability, Flexibility": Health Minister
Dealing with continuous ramifications of COVID-19 required adaptability and flexibility via following health procedures and precautions, including speeding up vaccinations and PCR tests, said Health M...
February 02, 2022257Category: Coronavirus
Education Minister Affirms Adherence To COVID-19 Health Precautionary Measures
Minister of Education Dr. Ali Al-Mudhaf affirmed, Wednesday, the ministry's keenness on adhering to all precautionary measures and health protocols set to counter the novel coronavirus pandemic.
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September 01, 2021298Category: Coronavirus
New Vaccine Blocks Covid-19, Variants, Other Coronaviruses
US researchers have developed a potential new vaccine, which has proven effective against the original SARS-CoV-1, SARS-CoV-2 as well as its UK, South Africa and Brazil variants and related bat Corona...
May 11, 20211772Category: Coronavirus
COVID-19: All Kuwait Citizens, Expats Above Age 65 Have Been Vaccinated
The Ministry of Health's spokesman, Dr. Abdullah Al Sanad, announced in a press conference that all citizens and expats above age 65 who registered for the vaccine have been inoculated.
He adde...
April 11, 20211001Category: Coronavirus
Covid-19: Second Wave Affecting Children More
Health experts are urging the community to take extra measures to keep children safe from Covid, as case studies show youngsters could be just as vulnerable to the disease as adults.
In other count...
April 11, 20211233Category: Coronavirus
Coronavirus Affected Countries As On April 8, 2021
The COVID-19 is affecting 219 countries and territories. Also it's new UK and South Africa variants now affecting so many countries. In the image below you can find out the total number of ca...
April 09, 2021992Category: Coronavirus
Covid: Study Finds Single Shot Of Pfizer Offers Strong Immune Response
99 per cent of people generate strong immune responses after one dose of the Pfizer-Biontech vaccine.
One dose of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine offers an immune response similar to that generated by infe...
March 26, 20212172Category: Coronavirus
Curfew Is Not The Best Solution To End Covid
An intensive public awareness campaign on coronavirus is necessary to inform the people about the factors leading to the increase in the number of new corona cases, reports Al-Anba daily quoting relia...
March 08, 20212308Category: Lockdown
1 Year Into The COVID-19 Crisis In Kuwait
Over 189,000 infection cases and 1,072 deaths from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic have been reported in Kuwait as of Sunday, 28 February, 2021. Infection numbers and deaths recorded in the country have...
February 28, 2021586Category: Coronavirus
Covid-19: Kerala Announces Free PCR Tests For International Arrivals
Kerala has become the first state to offer free RT-PCR tests to international arrivals, according to Indian media sources.
Starting February 22, pre-travel polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests wer...
February 26, 2021557Category: International
Kuwaitis Warned Against Travel Due To Highly-contagious COVID Strains
Kuwaiti nationals have been advised against global travel, except for “absolute necessity”, amidst strict measures being implemented worldwide to halt the spread of the highly-contagious n...
February 04, 2021491Category: Coronavirus
KAFO Project Launches Event On COVID-19
Amiri Diwan’s KAFO project has launched an event to exchange ways that the cultural sector dealt with to COVID-19. Fatma Al-Moussawi, Executive Director OF KAFO said the fourth annual event of t...
January 17, 2021323Category: Kuwait
Gorillas At San Diego Zoo In US Test Positive For Covid-19
Three western lowland gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park have tested positive for the coronavirus, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced, making them the world’s first-known gr...
January 12, 2021868Category: International
How COVID-19 Is Impacting Consumer Behavior
There was a significant growth of KNET’s business in 2020 compared to the previous year, especially during the Coronavirus pandemic, which has caused drastic changes in many consumer behaviors a...
January 09, 2021422Category: Coronavirus
Covid-19 Test Not Mandatory When Flying To Dubai
Passengers departing from Kuwait will no longer be required to take the mandatory Covid-19 test when flying into Dubai, the Dubai Command and Control Centre announced that effective December 6, all pa...
December 07, 20201192Category: Travel
Sudan’s Former Prime Minister Sadiq Al-Mahdi Dies Of COVID-19
The Sudanese government and sovereign council mourned former Prime Minister Al-Sadeq Al-Mahdi who died of coronavirus in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday.
He was 84. President of the Sovereign ...
November 26, 2020344Category: International
Appeal To Those Recovered From COVID-19 To Donate Blood Plasma
Kuwait Central Blood Bank on Tuesday appealed to all those recovering from COVID-19 to donate blood in order to meet the growing demand for immune plasma.
The Director of the Department of Blood Tr...
November 03, 2020491Category: Coronavirus