Cairo: The COVID-19 test, known as PCR, will be for all passengers arriving in Kuwait from next month, the Kuwaiti newspaper Al Qabas, which brought up an official source, reported.
The Kuwait International Airport is due to resume commercial flights on August 1, more than four months after the country halted air travel as part of measures to curb the spread of the new coronavirus.
“The PCR has become mandatory for all arrivals at the Kuwait airport, whether they are citizens or foreign residents starting from early August even if they stayed for one day outside the country,” the source added after a meeting of an official committee in charge of restart of commercial flights.
Foreign residents, blocked by the suspension of air travel, may return to Kuwait provided they have a valid permit and a job in the country, depending on the source.
The final touch of PCR controls for passengers departing Kuwait will have their destination and their desire or not. In such a case, the outgoing passenger will be charged with the verification to be carried out in a designated laboratory at the airport, quoted the diary to the source.
Earlier this month, the Kuwaiti government endorsed a phased plan to resume commercial flights to and from the country on August 1, starting with 30 per cent capacity.
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