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Kuwait reduces its lockdown to 12 hours as virus cases continue to climb

Kuwait previously instituted a 24-hour curfew to stop the spread of COVID-19.

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 is moving to a 12-hour curfew to stop the spread of COVID-19 tomorrow from the current 24-hour one.

Starting on May 30, the curfew in the Gulf country will be from 6:00 pm to 6:00 am, according to the country’s interior minister.

“We are moving to a partial curfew,” Anas Al-Saleh said, according to the state-run Kuwait News Agency.

The decision follows the “negative experiences of many countries” and was based on recommendations from the World Health Organization and US health authorities, the agency reported.

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