Kuwait says 11 new coronavirus cases detected, including one Egyptian resident

Zeinab El-Gundy , Monday 16 Mar 2020

Kuwait has registered 11 new coronavirus cases in the country including an Egyptian resident, the Kuwaiti Ministry of Health announced on Monday.

According to the ministry, the Egyptian resident had returned from Egypt before testing positive for the virus.

The other 10 coronavirus cases include four Kuwaiti nationals who had returned from the United Kingdom and three Kuwaitis who had come into contact with the former.

The patients also include Kuwaiti nationals who had returned from the United States, Iran and Qatar.

The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health said that there are currently 123 confirmed cases of the coranavirus and that nine of them have fully recovered. 

 
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