COVID-19 quarantine eased for vaccinated Kuwaitis as of yesterday

COVID-19 quarantine eased for vaccinated Kuwaitis as of yesterday

KUWAIT: People who received COVID-19 vaccine or those who recovered from the virus will not have to be placed in quarantine in Kuwait as of yesterday, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said. DGCA said travelers exempted from quarantine were those who took their first dose two weeks before coming to the country, or people whose recovery from the virus did not exceed 90 days, DGCA Deputy Director General for Planning and Projects Saad Al-Otaibi said. Entry of arrivals to Kuwait is currently exclusive to Kuwaitis and their companions who are first degree relatives (father, mother, wife, husband and children) as well as domestic helpers.

All travelers should provide a PCR test certificate with a negative result, and this certificate should be produced at least 72 hours before the flight time, said Otaibi, also DGCA spokesman. He said travelers should also pay for one PCR test through “Kuwaitmosafer” platform before boarding the plane. The passenger will be in quarantine but they must carry out a PCR test within three days from arrival date, and if proven negative, they can leave quarantine.

Otaibi said citizens and their companions who are first degree relatives as well as domestic helpers were banned from traveling unless