Cabinet appreciates public cooperation that helped curb COVID-19 spread in Kuwait

Cabinet appreciates public cooperation that helped curb COVID-19 spread in Kuwait

KUWAIT: Minister of Health Sheikh Dr Basel Al-Sabah briefed the Cabinet on the latest developments on global pandemic situation relating to the spread of the coronavirus and variants. He also briefed the ministers on the health situation in Kuwait that witnessed a decline in deaths and infections over the past period. The Cabinet stressed the necessity of abiding by all health requirements and precautions to avoid the spread of the infection. It also advised people to take the anti-coronavirus vaccine, lauding cooperation of the public as a teamwork and compliance with all instructions of health authorities.

Kuwait's daily coronavirus cases jumped by 988 to 393,605 as deaths rose by nine, including eight unvaccinated patients, to 2,293, the health ministry said on Monday. Another 1,336 people were cured of the virus, raising the total of those to have overcome the disease to 377,434, ministry spokesperson Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad said in a statement. The number of people hospitalized with the virus stood at 1,074 as of Monday, with 317 of them in intensive care units, he added, revealing that another 13,878 are receiving regular treatment. Some 14,116 swab tests were conducted over the same day taking the total to 3,340,473, Dr Sanad added.

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