Kuwaiti citizens who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 will not be able to travel abroad from May 22, the government said on Monday.
A decision was taken “not to allow citizens and their companions who are first-degree relatives and domestic workers to travel outside the country unless they have been immunized from the coronavirus,” the statement said.
The ruling does not include people in age groups not eligible to receive vaccinations against the coronavirus. A previous directive banning the entry of non-Kuwaitis into the country still stands.
The Ministry of Health has extended the period between administering the first and second doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine due to a delay in the shipment from the manufacturer.
The country has reported more than 275,000 cases as of Sunday, of which 15,000 were active.
