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Kuwait announces recovery of five coronavirus patients

Published: 21 Mar 2020 - 11:35 am | Last Updated: 04 Nov 2021 - 07:39 pm
A Kuwait Ministry of Interior Special Forces officer stands guard following coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak at Khairan Resort, used as a quarantine centre in Khairan, Kuwait March 19, 2020. Reuters/Stephanie McGehee

A Kuwait Ministry of Interior Special Forces officer stands guard following coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak at Khairan Resort, used as a quarantine centre in Khairan, Kuwait March 19, 2020. Reuters/Stephanie McGehee

QNA

Kuwait: Kuwait's Minister of Health Sheikh Dr. Basel Al Sabah said on Saturday that five more patients recovered from the coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number to 27.

Sheikh Dr. Basel Al Sabah said that analyses and laboratory X-ray tests proved that the five cases were cured of the coronavirus, Kuwait's KUNA reported.

The recovered would be moved to the recuperation ward of the hospital specialized for treating the COVID-19 patients, pending discharge during the coming days, the health minister pointed out.