Doha: Kuwait has revoked all anti-coronavirus vaccination and PCR testing restrictions on incoming travellers. The official news agency KUNA reported that wearing facemask at indoor and outdoor places would be optional, but symptomatic Covid-19 patients must wear masks.
Deputy Prime Minister, Oil Minister and State Minister for Cabinet Affairs Mohammad Al-Fares said in a statement that all vaccinated and unvaccinated people would be given access to all public places regardless of their vaccination status and PCR tests would be no longer mandatory at educational institutions and workplaces.
According to the report Kuwait has also cancelled quarantine restrictions for those who may have close contact with Covid-19 patients, but they have to put on facemasks for 14 days and get PCR tests within 14 days of the contact.
Patients need to be home-quarantined for five days and put on masks for five more days after the end of home quarantine, the minister said adding that unvaccinated fans would be allowed back into stadiums.
