Kuwait announces full curfew as other countries ease restrictions

Kuwait announced a "total curfew" will start Sunday to fight the coronavirus, but did not yet specify details.
Kuwaiti boys wearing protective face masks and quarantine tracking bracelets, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), pose for the camera as they hold up their passports upon arrival from Amman, to Kuwait Airport in Kuwait, Kuwait April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee - RC229G91CPDO
Kuwaiti men wearing protective face masks and COVID-19 quarantine tracking bracelets hold up their passports upon arrival from Amman, to Kuwait Airport in Kuwait City, Kuwait, April 21, 2020. - REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee
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Kuwait will soon start a complete lockdown to fight the coronavirus while other countries in the region are easing restrictions.

The Ministry of Information announced the decision on Twitter today. The “total curfew” will begin Sunday and go until May 30.

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