Kuwait City: Thedetails regarding health procedures were revealed by The Ministry of Health(MOH). The ministry revealed to the press that the first step for anyone tofollow is to register on the Kuwait- Mosafer app and the Shlonak app.Allvaccinated citizens of Kuwait were free to travel outside the country from 22ndMay 2021.
TheMinistry notified that the following categories of people are excluded from thevaccination requirement:
1.Citizenswho obtained a certificate approved by the Ministry of Health stating that theywere unable to obtain the vaccine for health reasons.
2.Pregnant citizens, provided that they obtain a certificate of proof ofpregnancy issued and approved by the Ministry of Health.
3.Age groups not subject to vaccination.
4.Kuwaiti students studying abroad are allowed to leave immediately afterreceiving at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, and it is not requiredthat two weeks have passed since receiving the dose, with proof of study abroad.
TheMinistry of Health referred to the mechanism for obtaining the exception byreviewing the required evidence and documents being submitted from 8 am to 5pm.
Thehealth procedures necessary to be followed for return to Kuwait, the Ministrystated that they are as follows:
Un-Vaccinatedtravelers-
1.Submita PCR test within 72 hours before the date of boarding the plane
2.Registerfor the Kuwait Musafe app and the Shlonak app.
3.PCRtest upon arrival at the airport in the State of Kuwait.
4.Quarantinefor a period of 14 days, including 7 days of institutional quarantine, a smeartest on the seventh day, and completion of 7 days in-home quarantine.
Categoriesof exemption from institutional quarantine:
1.Kuwaitipatients and their companions.
2.Diplomats accredited to the State of Kuwait, their first-degree relatives, andtheir accompanying domestic workers.
3.Minorsunder the age of 18 are prevented from arriving alone without a companion.
4.Medicalpersonnel and their first-degree relatives and their accompanying domesticworkers.
5.Kuwaitistudents studying abroad with proof of that.
VaccinatedTravelers
1.PCRtest within 72 hours before the date of boarding the plane, provided that theresults are correct.
2.Register for the Kuwait Mosafer app and the Shlonak app.
3.PCR swab within 3 days from the date of arrival in Kuwait, and end ofquarantine if the result is negative.
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