Another Virus Death in Kuwait; 10 Kuwaitis Have Died Abroad
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SHAABAN 22, 1441 AH WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2020 20 Pages Max 31º Min 18º 150 Fils Established 1961 ISSUE NO: 18107 The First Daily in the Arabian Gulf www.kuwaittimes.net Kuwaiti students in US part of great North Korea fires multiple Hunger for ‘good news’ Bolt goes viral with ‘social 5 tradition of educational cooperation 8 suspected cruise missiles 15 as virus woes deepen 18 distancing’ Olympic photo Another virus death in Kuwait; 10 Kuwaitis have died abroad 40 curfew violators referred to court • Finance minister under fire over debt law By B Izzak provided no further details. Kuwait prepares to launch a major air bridge start- so citizens will spend most of the holy fasting of The interior ministry said yesterday that 40 ing Sunday to transport up to 50,000 Kuwaitis back Ramadan and the Eid Al-Fitr in the country. He said KUWAIT: The ministry of health yesterday report- people have been referred to the public prosecu- home from several countries where they have been that depending on health conditions, some arrivals ed 55 new coronavirus cases, raising the number to tion for violating the partial nightly curfew stranded because of the coronavirus. will be sent to ministry-run quarantines, while the 1,355 cases. A new death was also reported of an imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The Cabinet on Monday approved the repatria- rest will be sent home provided they strictly remain 80-year-old Kuwaiti woman, raising the total num- A majority of those referred are believed to be cit- tion plan, slated to start on April 19, HH the Prime isolated from others. The health minister warned all ber of deaths to three. Of the 1,176 cases receiving izens, as most expats violating the curfew are nor- Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah said. in the country that the situation is delicate and all treatment, 26 are in intensive care units, nine of mally deported. The ministry said that the prose- The prime minister also said that the country has must stay at home in order to contain the disease. them in critical condition. The ministry also reported cution released a number of those referred on a sufficient food and medicine reserves and the gov- The Cabinet did not discuss the issue of imposing a 26 new recoveries, raising the number to 176 recov- KD 1,000 bail each, adding that some of those ernment will continue to ensure such reserves are total curfew or expanding lockdowns to other resi- eries, adding as many as 1,739 people have been were arrested at wedding parties, which are sufficient. Sheikh Ahmad said the repatriation will dential areas, as was expected. This will be dis- discharged from quarantines. banned by the government. be carried out in phases, with the first phase lasting cussed in its next session. Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nasser Meanwhile, the civil aviation authority has eased for three days focused on bringing Kuwaitis from The foreign ministry is still talking to authorities Mohammad Al-Sabah said on Monday after a restrictions on a ban on commercial passenger GCC states and Egypt. Other stages will be in Egypt and Bangladesh to allow the return of Cabinet meeting that at least 10 Kuwaiti citizens have flights after allowing Qatar Airways to operate two launched on April 25 to bring all Kuwaitis who have thousands of the two nationalities who have died abroad after being infected with coronavirus. A flights a week from Kuwait airport. The Qatari flights expressed the desire to return. responded to a one-month amnesty by the interior number of other deaths were reported but it has not are open to any expatriates who wish to depart to Health Minister Sheikh Basel Al-Sabah said the ministry. been established if it was from the virus. The minister their home countries. The new move comes as repatriation operation will be completed on May 7, Continued on Page 16 As countries reach different stages US eyes virus of the coronavirus curve, debate is raging over whether to return to nor- Sanders endorses mal life and possibly risk a second ‘plateau’; world wave of infections. Indian Prime ex-rival Biden Minister Narendra Modi told his 1.3 weighs reboot billion citizens their lockdown would remain in effect until May 3 at least for US president WASHINGTON: Coronavirus deaths and France’s President Emmanuel in the hard-hit United States were flat Macron extended his tight measures for a second consecutive day, with by another month. But Italy and New York’s governor saying the Austria are reopening some shops “worst is over” as many countries and Spain is restarting construction weigh a gradual reopening of their and factory work while powerhouse shattered economies. Since emerging Germany weighs restarting Europe’s late last year, the coronavirus pan- top economy. demic has killed around 120,000 and In Washington, Trump stunned infected nearly two million, tipping the reporters by playing a campaign-style world towards a fierce economic self-congratulatory video and bashing recession as more than half of the the media during a briefing in which BANGKOK: People crowd to buy meat and fish at Khlong Toei wet market despite globe hunkers down at home. Continued on Page 16 fears of the spread of the coronavirus yesterday. — AFP Joe Biden Bernie Sanders path we have chosen is correct.” India extends India’s current three-week-old WASHINGTON: Former White House candi- lockdown, in force since March 25, date Bernie Sanders on Monday endorsed one- had been scheduled to end at mid- time rival Joe Biden for president, saying it was world-biggest night yesterday. Modi said there time to unite in the effort to defeat Donald would be “limited relaxations” from Trump in November. The two veteran politi- lockdown April 20 for districts with no cases, cians, who each spent the past year battling for and new guidelines for industry and the Democratic nomination, appeared together NEW DELHI: India’s nationwide agriculture would be released today. by split-screen on Biden’s livecast. “Today I am coronavirus lockdown, the biggest in The announcement comes as asking all Americans - I’m asking every the world covering 1.3 billion people, debate rages around the world on Democrat, I’m asking every independent, I’m will be extended until May 3, Prime how to lift restrictions so that the eco- asking a lot of Republicans - to come together Minister Narendra Modi said yester- nomic carnage of the pandemic can in this campaign to support your candidacy day. The move comes despite com- be eased without a new spike in infec- which I endorse,” Sanders said. plaints from millions of poor, a vast tions. Official figures suggest South The swift backing marked a notable change underclass who have been left almost Asian nations have so far been rela- from 2016, when Sanders lost the presidential completely without support as jobs tively unscathed by the epidemic, with nomination race to Hillary Clinton but delayed have vanished and incomes dried up. around 10,000 cases and 339 deaths endorsing her candidacy. That wait was seen as “From the economic angle, we have in India. deeply damaging in that it exposed a divide paid a big price,” Modi said. “But the Some experts say India has not con- NAGPUR, India: Guinness world record holder of the world’s smallest living within the Democratic Party. lives of the people of India are far ducted enough tests and that the true woman Jyoti Amge greets a police officer as she appeals citizens to stay inside Continued on Page 16 more valuable. From the experiences number of infections is much higher. their homes on Monday. — AFP of the last few days it is clear that the Continued on Page 16 pursuing(Haftar’s forces),” said a statement ers, 10 tanks and armoured vehicles they Libya unity govt by Mohammed Gnunu, spokesman for the said they had captured in Sabratha and forces of the United Nations-recognized Sorman, which had been controlled by Government of National Accord. Salafist militias allied with Haftar. seizes strategic He later reported that three smaller Mohammad Al-Gammoudi, a GNA com- cities further south controlled by Haftar’s mander on the ground, said Sorman and cities from Haftar forces - Al-Ajaylat, Regdaline and Al-Jmeil Sabratha had been seized after “six hours - had been captured by GNA fighters. An of fighting with air cover”. TRIPOLI: Forces backing Libya’s unity AFP video journalist saw pro-GNA forces Libya has suffered almost a decade of government captured two coastal cities in pick-up trucks mounted with machine conflict since longtime dictator Muammar west of Tripoli on Monday in a new blow guns celebrating in central Sabratha, Gaddafi was toppled and killed in a 2011 to military commander Khalifa Haftar a around halfway between Tripoli and the uprising backed by several Western pow- year after he launched an offensive on the Tunisian border. Control of war-torn Libya ers. The UN says hundreds have been capital. They also routed his forces from is largely divided between pro-GNA killed and over 200,000 displaced since three smaller cities, sparking rocket forces and those of eastern-based Haftar, Haftar launched his battle for Tripoli, which attacks on Tripoli that wounded at least who launched an offensive to try to cap- quickly ground to a bloody stalemate. one person and damaged homes in a resi- ture Tripoli in April last year. Haftar’s forces did not immediately com- SABRATHA, Libya: A Libyan man celebrates as fighters loyal to the UN-recognized dential area.