KUWAIT CITY, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Kuwait reported 11 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 266, the Health Ministry announced on Monday.
The two cases are a Kuwaiti citizen who returned from Britain and a resident who returned from Saudi Arabia, said the ministry's spokesman Abdullah Al-Sanad at a daily news briefing.
Eight cases have history of contact with infected patients, he said, adding that there is one case under investigation.
In addition, 194 patients are still receiving treatment, while 13 others are in ICU, including three in critical condition, he noted.
Meanwhile, Kuwaiti Minister of Health Bassel Al-Sabah announced Monday the recovery of five more people from the coronavirus, raising the country's total recoveries to 72.
The Kuwaiti government has decided to impose a nationwide curfew to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
On March 13, Kuwait suspended all commercial flights. The government also decided to close stores, malls and barbershops.
