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Kuwait to ease virus restrictions

The Gulf state places strict restrictions on unvaccinated people despite low case counts and a low vaccination rate.

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A Kuwaiti worshipper removes a social distancing sticker from inside a mosque in Kuwait City on Oct. 21, 2021, a day before the ending of social distancing at mosques. — YASSER AL-ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty Images

The Kuwaiti government will ease some coronavirus-related restrictions in the coming days.

The cabinet headed by Prime Minister Sabah al-Khalid al-Sabah announced that social distancing measures at mosques will be dropped beginning Friday. The outdoor mask mandate will also end Sunday, though mask and distancing requirements will remain in place for some indoor spaces, the official Kuwait News Agency reported.

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