Kuwait City, Kuwait will impose new restrictions to contain the spread of COVID-19, Kuwait's Center for Government Communication said on Monday.
From Jan. 9 to Feb. 28, Kuwait will suspend all social events in closed areas, according to a decision of the government, the center said.
The decision will be re-examined in light of the epidemiological situation, it added.
Meanwhile, starting from Jan. 4, all incoming travelers are required to provide a PCR certificate with a negative result, taken at a maximum of 72 hours before their flight's departure time.
Kuwait reported 982 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, raising its tally of infections to 419,314. The death toll from the virus remained at 2,468, while the tally of recoveries rose by 171 to 412,073.
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