KUWAIT: The Health Ministry of Kuwaiti reported on Friday 1,233 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total infections in the country to 2,34,754.

The Health Ministry also announced eight more fatalities, taking the death toll to 1,327, whereas the tally of recoveries climbed by 1,384 to 219,257. Overall,  14,170 Covid-19 patients are receiving treatment, including 241 in the intensive care units.

Tareq Al-Mezrem, Kuwait’s government spokesman, said on Thursday that the government has decided to further trim the curfew by one hour from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. local time, and permit walk inside residential areas from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., starting from April 8 until April 22.

 Besides, the government called on all citizens and residents to continue cooperation and commitment to health requirements and precautionary measures.

UK records another 3,402 Covid cases, 52 deaths:  in separate report, Another 3,402 people in Britain have tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 4,353,668, according to official figures released on Friday.

The UK also reported another 52 Covid-related deaths. The total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Britain now stands at 126,816. These figures only include the deaths of people who died within 28 days of their first positive test, according to the news by Xinhua.

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