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Kuwaiti Health Ministry announces 17 new cases of coronavirus

Published: 21 Mar 2020 - 12:00 pm | Last Updated: 01 Nov 2021 - 08:05 am
Expatriates wait their turn to be tested at a coronavirus testing centre at Kuwait International Fairgrounds in Mishref, Kuwait March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee

Expatriates wait their turn to be tested at a coronavirus testing centre at Kuwait International Fairgrounds in Mishref, Kuwait March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee

Kuwait: Up to 17 coronavirus cases were discovered over past 24 hours in Kuwait, bringing total number of people infected with COVID-19 virus to 176, official spokesman of the Kuwaiti Ministry of Health announced on Saturday.

Earlier today, Kuwaiti Minister of Health Sheikh Dr. Basil Al-Sabah, announced that five cases of Coronavirus had been cured, bringing the total of those who have recovered from the disease to 27.