Kuwait civil aviation says PCR test mandatory for arrivals

  • Date: 09-May-2021
  • Source: Kuwait Times
  • Sector:Transport
  • Country:Kuwait
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Kuwait civil aviation says PCR test mandatory for arrivals

By B Izzak

KUWAIT: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation yesterday denied reports that it has exempted some people from taking the PCR coronavirus test while arriving in the country. The agency said on its Twitter account that every person arriving in Kuwait through the international airport must undertake the PCR test to prove they are free of the coronavirus disease.

The Center for Government Communication also released a statement in which it said social media rumors about certain people being excluded from having to hand in a COVID-19 test report upon arrival in Kuwait were untrue. These tests are “mandatory, according to health requirements, for all nationalities and groups coming to the State of Kuwait,” it said.

A decision by the council of ministers to ban Kuwaiti citizens who have not been vaccinated from leaving the country was yesterday published in the Kuwait Al-Youm official gazette despite strong criticism and a court case challenging the legality of the decision. The publication means that the decision has become official but it will take effect starting May 22 as per the decision.

The health ministry said yesterday that it will resume giving the second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine from Tuesday after shipments have arrived