Steps taken
In a statement Wednesday, the ambassador warned Kuwaitis against going to the affected areas in China, especially Hubei province and its capital Wuhan.
According to Chinese authorities’ statistics, 132 people died from the virus and about 6,000 are infected, he said, adding that the authorities expect the number to rise to 9,000 infected people by end of the day.
Hayat said there are also 65,000 cases of people coming in contact with the sick, and are currently being monitored.
He advised citizens to immediately contact Kuwait Embassy in Beijing and Consulate Generals in Shanghai, Quanzhou and Hong Kong in case of emergency, on the following numbers: 008615011111537 for embassy; 008613291201792 for Shanghai; 00862038078070 for Quanzhou; 0085298211669 for Hong Kong.
Kuwait’s Consul-General in Shanghai Meshaal Al-Shemali on Wednesday called on Kuwaiti citizens to abstain from traveling to Chinese city of Shanghai currently due to spread of the new coronavirus strain.
Al-Shemali said in a statement to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) that all Kuwaiti nationals who are currently present in Shanghai and surrounding districts
should contact the consulate on the following phone number: 008613291201792.
The Consul-General indicated that he made the call after the local administration in Shanghai declared a state of emergency and enforced a series of precautions, such as closing public facilities, to limit spread of the virus.
The Chinese Ambassador to Kuwait H.E. Li Minggang disclosed that Beijing understands Kuwait and some other countries over the decision to recall their diplomats from China due to widespread nature of the coronavirus, reports AlShahed daily.
Ambassador Minggang declared the Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs held a meeting with accredited diplomats where he updated them about the situation. He hopes the international community will understand efforts exerted by China to wipe out the virus. He informed that Chinese officials in various countries across the world have been reaching out to government officials in their respective locations, including Kuwait to intimate them about the efforts of government in that regard.