Kuwait Civil Aviation Authority Adds UK to High-Risk List

Gulf

December 20th, 4:40pm

Asharq Al-Awsat

Repatriated Kuwaitis from Amman, Jordan, wearing protective face masks and suits, are seen after arriving at the Kuwait Airport, Kuwait City, Kuwait April 21, 2020. /Reuters

Kuwait's civil aviation authority added the United Kingdom to its high-risk list of countries on Sunday, meaning all flights from it are banned, the authority wrote on Twitter. In August, Kuwait banned commercial flights to 31 countries which it deemed a high risk due to the spread of the coronavirus. The World Health Organization is in close contact with British officials over a new COVID-19 virus variant, it said on Sunday, advising people to be on guard against spreading the disease. Several European countries placed restrictions on travel to and from the UK due to concern over the new strain, which is spreading rapidly there.

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