KUWAIT, May 12 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwait will repatriate its citizens from Saudi Arabia, due to the spread of COVID-19, Kuwaiti Foreign Minister, Sheikh Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah said, on Monday.
The repatriation plan will be carried out in cooperation with the authority of Saudi Arabia, via the land checkpoint at Al-Nuwaiseeb, from today, May 12 to 20, he said in a statement.
The Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy of Kuwait in Riyadh, have begun the process of registering citizens in Saudi Arabia for the operation, he noted.
The embassy of Kuwait is contacting citizens who wish to return, to inform them with full details, he noted, pointing out that the plan will be fulfilled according to instructions of the Ministry of Health.
All returnees will be subjected to medical examination, he added.
Kuwait, on Monday, reported 598 new cases of COVID-19 and seven more deaths, bringing the total infections in the country to 9,286 and the death toll to 65, the Health Ministry said in a statement.
