The Kuwaiti Cabinet agreed to resume commercial flights with nine African countries after a hiatus over the emergence of coronavirus Omicron variant.
In a statement after the cabinet regular meeting today, Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and Foreign Minister, Dr. Sheikh Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah said the government has instructed relevant state bodies to resume commercial flights with Namibia, South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Zambia and Malawi.
The cabinet emphasized that all relevant preventive measures set by the coronavirus emergency committee have to be strictly adhered to, the Minister said.
On 28th November, Kuwait suspended flights to nine African countries where Omicron was detected.
Dr. Sheikh Ahmad Nasser revealed that government has eased quarantine measures to vaccinated arrivals in Kuwait.
On 18th January, immunized arrivals could avoid the seven-day quarantine if they conducted a PCR test upon arrival in the country, and the result was negative, the Minister said.
The cabinet also requested all residents to abide by the coronavirus preventive measures and do not hesitate to take booster dose of the vaccine to help stop the spread of the virus.
