(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 13, 2019, a Kuwait Airways Boeing B777 aircraft prepares to land at Kuwait International Airport in Kuwait City. AFP / Yasser Al-Zayyat
Kuwait: The Kuwait Civil Aviation Authority decided on Friday to suspend all flights to and from Iran upon recommendations from the Kuwaiti Ministry of Health.
The move comes after Iran's confirmation of several cases of infection with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
In a press statement carried by Kuwait News Agency, the authority said that all expats who visited Iran over the past two weeks will not be allowed to enter the country, even if they have valid visas.
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Kuwaiti citizens, who visited Iran during the same period, will be put in quarantine at special health facilities, it noted.
Iran announced Thursday the death of two people from the new coronavirus and confirmed new 11 infected cases in Tehran, Qom, and other areas.
