Kuwait now has 43 confirmed cases of coronavirus, the spokesman for the Ministry of Health, Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad said during a press conference Thursday morning. He said that all the cases involved are of people who had been to Iran during the month of February.

He added in a press conference held by the Ministry of Health to reveal the latest developments in the country regarding Coronavirus spread that the “The Ministry of Health has applied quarantine of all kinds, as recommended by international organizations, particularly the World Health Organization"

"All infected people are stable and the approved protocols of isolation are [being] administered and all patients are receiving the necessary medical care in one of the hospitals prepared and equipped to receive patients," he added in a press briefing. Adding that the people who were in contact with the infected are also under house quarantine and are being monitored closely.