Workers place barriers at an entrance to the Hawally area which will be closed to the public in Hawalli Governorate, Kuwait, May 30, 2020. Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anas Al-Saleh said that the government decided to isolate several areas that witnessed an increase in the number of people infected with the coronavirus during the recent period. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)
KUWAIT CITY, May 30 (Xinhua) -- Kuwait on Saturday reported 1,008 new cases of COVID-19 and 11 more deaths, raising the tally of infections to 26,192 and the death toll to 205, the health ministry said in a statement.
Currently, 15,831 patients are receiving treatment, including 206 in ICU, according to the statement.
The ministry also announced the recovery of 883 more patients, raising the total recoveries in the country to 10,156.
The Kuwaiti government has imposed a full curfew in the country to curb the rapid rise of coronavirus cases.
Kuwait and China have been supporting each other and cooperating closely in combating the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kuwait donated medical supplies worth 3 million U.S. dollars to China at the early stage of the COVID-19 outbreak.
On April 27, a team of Chinese medical experts visited Kuwait to assist the Arab country's anti-coronavirus fight, sharing with Kuwaiti counterparts their experience and expertise in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19.
