Kuwait to allow vaccinated travelers entry beginning August 1
The Gulf country also loosened travel restrictions on Kuwaiti citizens.
Kuwait announced on Thursday that non-citizens vaccinated against COVID-19 can travel to the Gulf country beginning Aug. 1, six months after closing its borders to travelers.
In an effort to halt the spread of the coronavirus, the Kuwaiti government in February banned non-citizens from entering the country until further notice and closed its land, sea and border crossings.
On Thursday, government spokesperson Tareq Al Mezram said foreign travelers must have received two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech, Oxford-AstraZeneca or Moderna coronavirus vaccines or one dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Mezram said they must also show proof of a negative PCR test conducted no more than 72 hours before their travel and quarantine for seven days after landing in Kuwait.
