Kuwait suspended on Saturday all flights to and from Bangladesh, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Philippines, India, and Sri-Lanka for a week starting on Saturday, Kuwait’s civil aviation directorate said in a tweet.
Two Biman flights to Kuwait as a result were cancelled following the ban, Civil Aviation Ministry said in a press release.
One of the flights was scheduled for departure on Saturday, the other being on Tuesday, March 10, the press release added.
Kuwait also banned entry of anyone who has been in the seven countries in the last two weeks except for Kuwaitis coming from the seven countries, who will be allowed entry but will have to submit to quarantine procedures, the civil aviation directorate added, reports Reuters.
More than 100,300 people have been infected globally, according to a Reuters tally based on statements from health ministries and government officials as of Friday.
The death toll reached 3,407, while the total number of infections hit 100,002, after a surge in cases worldwide since 1700 GMT Thursday, notably in virus hotspot Iran which clocked 1,234 new cases, reports AFP.
