[Kuwait] Vaccinated expats received again after months under entry ban

On August 1, Kuwait Airport started to receive vaccinated expatriates again after a months-long entry ban, Xinhua reports.

In a statement, Abdullah Al-Bakhsh  - monitor of Projects and Planning in the Engineering Department of Kuwait's Directorate General of Civil Aviation - said that the first flights carrying expats arrived at midnight.

He added that the Kuwait Airport had received eight flights carrying 739 people on board in the nine hours since the entry ban was lifted.

Ibrahim Al-Sayed - an Egyptian resident arriving in Kuwait from Cairo by transit through Lebanon - in conversation with Xinhua, said the arrival procedures were very simple and he met his family members who were waiting for him at the airport.

Alia Noor Al-Ddine from Lebanon also reunited with her husband in Kuwait. Al-Ddine said she had been forced to move between Dubai and Lebanon for her work and was now returning to Kuwait after a long wait.

Egyptian resident Suad Ghandoura told Xinhua her joy was indescribable when she saw her children after months of separation.

Ghandoura reportedly said things were very smooth and there was no difficulty during the entry process, particularly because she has got the second dose of vaccine.

On July 30 Abdullah Al-Sanad - spokesman of the Kuwaiti Ministry of Health - said that Kuwait would receive vaccinated expatriates from August 1.

He added that arrivals must present the negative result of a PCR test taken within 72 hours prior to departure. When they land in Kuwait, expats must be quarantined at home for seven days, if they want to end the quarantine early, they must have a negative PCR test result on the third day, the spokesman said.

According to Saleh Al-Fadaghi - deputy director-general for Kuwait International Airport Affairs - the health authorities limit the number of arrivals at the airport to about 1,000 per day.

Kuwait made the decision to stop the entry of non-Kuwaitis in February to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

On August 1, Kuwait Airport started to receive vaccinated expatriates again after a months-long entry ban, Xinhua reports.

In a statement, Abdullah Al-Bakhsh  - monitor of Projects and Planning in the Engineering Department of Kuwait's Directorate General of Civil Aviation - said that the first flights carrying expats arrived at midnight.

He added that the Kuwait Airport had received eight flights carrying 739 people on board in the nine hours since the entry ban was lifted.

Ibrahim Al-Sayed - an Egyptian resident arriving in Kuwait from Cairo by transit through Lebanon - in conversation with Xinhua, said the arrival procedures were very simple and he met his family members who were waiting for him at the airport.

Alia Noor Al-Ddine from Lebanon also reunited with her husband in Kuwait. Al-Ddine said she had been forced to move between Dubai and Lebanon for her work and was now returning to Kuwait after a long wait.

Egyptian resident Suad Ghandoura told Xinhua her joy was indescribable when she saw her children after months of separation.

Ghandoura reportedly said things were very smooth and there was no difficulty during the entry process, particularly because she has got the second dose of vaccine.

On July 30 Abdullah Al-Sanad - spokesman of the Kuwaiti Ministry of Health - said that Kuwait would receive vaccinated expatriates from August 1.

He added that arrivals must present the negative result of a PCR test taken within 72 hours prior to departure. When they land in Kuwait, expats must be quarantined at home for seven days, if they want to end the quarantine early, they must have a negative PCR test result on the third day, the spokesman said.

According to Saleh Al-Fadaghi - deputy director-general for Kuwait International Airport Affairs - the health authorities limit the number of arrivals at the airport to about 1,000 per day.

Kuwait made the decision to stop the entry of non-Kuwaitis in February to prevent the spread of COVID-19.