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Kuwait to suspend all commercial flights from Mar 13 amid coronavirus concerns

By ANI | Updated: March 11, 2020 23:10 IST

Kuwait has announced it will suspend all commercial flight to and from the country, starting March 13 until further notice as part of the measures to contain the spread of novel coronavirus, the state news agency reported on Wednesday.

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Kuwait City [Kuwait], Mar 11 : Kuwait will suspend all commercial flights to and from the country, starting March 13 until further notice as part of the measures to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, the state news agency reported on Wednesday.

The authorities have also banned people from meeting in restaurants, cafes, and commercial centres, according to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA).

A public holiday has been announced in the country from March 12 to March 26, though the compes providing vital services would remain open, the agency further reported.

Earlier today, the country's Health Ministry had reported three more cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of those infected in the Gulf nation to 72.

Coronavirus first originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December, last year, and has since then spread of more than 100 countries across the world, including India.

( With inputs from ANI )

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