Kuwait Bans Inbound Passengers from SARS-affected Areas

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Kuwait Bans Inbound Passengers from SARS-affected Areas

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The Kuwait Health Ministry has notified the Kuwait Airways and all other carriers to ban direct inbound flights from countries and areas stricken by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), the official KUNA news agency said on Saturday.

Undersecretary Abdulrahman Al-Zaid was quoted by KUNA as saying that the ministry is coordinating with the Transportation Ministry and the Interior Ministry to take necessary precautions in safeguarding against the spread of SARS in Kuwait.

Inbound passengers from transit countries were subject to a 10-day incubation period in order to ascertain that they are free of the disease, Al-Zaid said.

The ban applies to travelers arriving from Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan (China), Singapore and Vietnam "until health conditions settle down," he added.

The restriction follows similar measures taken recently by other three Gulf countries, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Bahrain.

Kuwait's Medical Association has prepared a booklet for distribution explaining what SARS is and precautions citizen should take.

During the past month, passengers from infected countries and areas are being followed up for disease symptoms and a multifaceted medical committee is monitoring the situation.

Kuwait has said that no SARS case has been found yet in this small oil-rich emirate.

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