Kuwait to make Covid-19 vaccine booster compulsory

21 December 2021, 11:05 am

FILE PHOTO: A view shows a center where people receive a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine in Kuwait City, Kuwait December 24, 2020. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee

Kuwait will also require incoming travellers to quarantine at home for 10 days unless they receive a negative PCR test for the coronavirus within 72 hours of their arrival.

Kuwait will require anyone who has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 for nine months to get a booster shot, the government communication centre tweeted on Monday.

Kuwait will also require incoming travellers to quarantine at home for 10 days unless they receive a negative PCR test for the coronavirus within 72 hours of their arrival.

Meanwhile Kuwait recently suspended direct flights with nine African countries over the new Covid-19 variant Omicron. Kuwaiti citizens coming from those countries will be in quarantine for seven days.

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