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Kuwait sees coronavirus jump as lockdown holds

Kuwait has registered 947 coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours as the country continues its total lockdown.
Police and civil aviation personnel wearing protective face masks work at the Kuwait Airport as the repatriation process of Kuwait citizens continues, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kuwait City, Kuwait April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee - RC229G938E9I

Kuwait announced a nearly triple-digit jump in coronavirus cases today as the country continues its total lockdown. The numbers could signal a further extension of Kuwait’s harsh anti-virus measures.

Kuwait’s Ministry of Health reported Thursday that it had registered 947 positive coronavirus tests in the preceding 24 hours, bringing the total in the country to 11,975. Kuwait announced 188 recoveries and six deaths today.

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