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Kuwait has 43 confirmed cases of coronavirus

Published: 27 Feb 2020 - 10:40 am | Last Updated: 03 Nov 2021 - 10:25 am
Kuwaiti men, wearing protective masks, shop in Kuwait City on February 26, 2020. AFP / YASSER AL-ZAYYAT

Kuwaiti men, wearing protective masks, shop in Kuwait City on February 26, 2020. AFP / YASSER AL-ZAYYAT

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Kuwait now has 43 confirmed cases of coronavirus, according to a health ministry official.

The official added that all the cases involved people who had been to Iran.


 

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