Kuwait will suspend all commercial flights and close it's land and sea borders from 11 pm on Monday until January 1st, the government communications office said in a Twitter post.
Earlier, Oman announced the closure of land, air and sea borders from tomorrow, December 22 to prevent the spread of the new strain of COVID-19.
The news follows this morning's declaration by Saudi Arabia of a similar one week's border closure.
Trump adds seven countries to full travel ban list
President Donald Trump has expanded a list of countries subject to a full travel ban on Tuesday, prohibiting citizens from an additional seven countries, including passports from Syria and Palestine, from entering the United States.
Indian parliament votes to allow private firms in nuclear power sector
The lower house of Indian parliament on Wednesday voted in favour of an atomic energy bill that will allow private participation in the country's nuclear power sector.
Doctors in England start five-day walkout during flu surge
Doctors in England began a five-day strike on Wednesday over pay and working conditions during a surge in flu cases and with no end in sight to an increasingly bitter dispute with the government.
Israeli settler kills 16-year-old Palestinian in West Bank, mayor says
An Israeli settler shot dead a 16-year-old Palestinian in the town of Tuqu' on Tuesday after the funeral of another teenager, the town's mayor said.
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