Kuwaiti kids wear protective face masks, following the outbreak of coronavirus, during celebrations of the 29th Kuwait Liberation Day from the Iraqi occupation, in Kuwait February 26, 2020. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee
Kuwait: Studying will be suspended for two weeks at schools and universities in throughout Kuwait starting on March 1st due to the novel coronavirus.
Head of the Kuwait's Center for Government Communication (CGC) and government spokesman Tareq Al Merzem said that the decision was made at the cabinet meeting on Wednesday due to the extraordinary circumstances the country is going through due to the coronavirus, Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported.
The suspension includes students and members of the teaching staff, he added.
The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health on Wednesday reported seven new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the country's total cases up to 25.
The new cases are Kuwaiti citizens coming from Iran, the ministry said in a press statement to (KUNA).
