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Kuwait bans unvaccinated citizens from traveling overseas

Exceptions to the travel ban will be made for children under 16, pregnant women and certain adults with prior approval.
Passengers wait at the departure gate at Kuwait international airport, after a 12-day closure to stem the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, Kuwait City, Kuwait, Jan. 3, 2021.

Kuwait will bar its unvaccinated citizens from traveling abroad beginning Aug. 1, the government said Tuesday. 

Children under 16 and adults with a Health Ministry-issued exemption are not included in the travel ban. Exemptions will also be made for pregnant women who show a valid proof of pregnancy. 

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