Kuwait sees coronavirus jump as lockdown holds

Al-Monitor Staff

May 14, 2020

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 — 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 novel coronavirus in Kuwait City, Kuwait, April 21, 2020. — REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee

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.