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Kuwait threatens jail for flouting face mask order

Kuwait will now begin jailing those who leave their homes without a face mask.
KUWAIT CITY, KUWAIT - APRIL 23: Citizens, wearing masks to prevent against the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, arrive at Al-Mubarakiya bazaar for shopping ahead of the holy month of Ramadan, in Kuwait City, Kuwait on April 23, 2020. (Photo by Jaber Abdulkhaleg/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

As Kuwait grapples with a spike in cases of the novel coronavirus, the government is threatening those who fail to wear masks in public with thousands of dollars in fines and months in prison. 

Under new regulations, violators of the country’s mask requirement may be forced to pay up to 5,000 dinars ($16,200) or spend as many as three months in prison, said the Kuwaiti Health Ministry. 

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