Kuwait University to receive 36,000 students after halt due to COVID-19

Kuwait University to receive 36,000 students after halt due to COVID-19

KUWAIT: More than 36,000 enrolled students at Kuwait University (KU) will attend classes at facilities after a year and half break due to COVID-19 precautionary measures, said an official yesterday. The university has implemented all health requirements and precautionary measures recommended by the Ministry of Health (MoH) related to the return of students at the first semester of the academic year 2021/2022, added the Secretary-General of the University and the official spokesman Dr Mardi Obaid Al-Ayyash in a statement.

Ayyash stated those unvaccinated against COVID-19 need to submit a PCR test every week for them to enter KU facilities. As for unvaccinated visitors’ they must submit PCR test within a period not exceeding 72 hours before entering the university campus, he noted. He stated that the Security and Safety Department has provided thermal cameras to detect temperatures before entering buildings, as well as nurse staff provided in all medical clinics.

Based on the directives and decisions of the health authorities, campus visitors must have Immune or Kuwait Mobile ID applications as well as virus free PCR on a weekly basis, Ayyash added. He further noted that the MoH allocated headquarters to conduct tests to detect COVID-19 for university employees on a regular