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Coronavirus: Kuwait sees slight drop in daily cases with 665 new infections

Kuwait saw a slight drop in daily coronavirus cases on Monday after detecting 665 new infections over the past 24 hours, according to the health ministry.Recovery numbers have also been on the rise with 508 new recoveries raising the total to 6,621.Read the latest updates in our dedicated coronavirus section.The ministry also recorded nine new fatalities after individuals who had previously tested positive for the virus died, a health ministry spokesman said during a daily press conference. The country's relatively low death toll reached 165.Most of those who tested positive for the virus are expats. A total of 195 are Indian, 148 Kuwaiti nationals, 96 Egyptians and 73 people from Bangladesh, according to the spokesman.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.He also said most of the 15,181 active cases are in stable condition with 182 in the intensive care unit.Kuwait was quick to implement preventative measures after it recorded its first cases in February. The government most recently announced that individuals not wearing a face mask will either face a maximum of three months in jail or a 5,000 KD ($16,172) fine, as part of measures in place to combat the spread of the virus.A nationwide curfew from 4 p.m. to 8 a.m. is still in effect until May 30; however, it could be extended.Read more:CDC now recommends cloth masks be worn in publicEffect of sunlight and heat on coronavirus being studied: Saudi Arabia official Spain urges tourists to book vacations starting July
Source: Al Arabiya
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Coronavirus: Second case of mink-to-human transmission found in the Netherlands

The Dutch agriculture ministry on Monday said it had found what it believes to be a second case of a human becoming infected with the new coronavirus after coming in contact with a mink that had the virus.In a letter to parliament, minister Carola Schouten repeated that the country’s National Institute for Health believes the risk of animal-to-human transmission of the virus outside the farms on which they are kept is “negligible.”On April 26 the Dutch government reported mink on a farm in the south of the country had been found to have the disease, prompting a wider investigation of such farms, where mink are bred for their fur. Last week the government reported its first suspected case of mink-to-human transmission.Read more:Cats can spread coronavirus, cat-to-human COVID-19 transmission possible: ResearchersCoronavirus: China’s Shenzhen bans eating of cats, dogsLebanon's pets abandoned over economic, coronavirus fears
Source: Al Arabiya
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