Shops, malls, and barbershops in Kuwait will be closed due to coronavirus, Tareq AlMezrem, government spokesman said on Saturday.
In a press conference, accompanied by Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Nasser Mohammad Al-Sabah, and Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education Dr. Saud Al-Harbi, Al-Mezrem added that arcades and entertainment centers for children will also be closed.
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The spokesman said cooperative societies and ration centers will remain open.
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