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KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait’s Amiri Diwan has dismissed as untrue circulated reports about His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah AlAhmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, stressing that his health condition is stable.

In a statement to KUNA, Minister of the Amiri Diwan Affairs Sheikh Ali Jarrah AlSabah stated that the Amiri Diwan is in touch with Deputy National Guard chief Sheikh Mishaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (who accompanies the Amir in his treatment trip), and he affirmed that His Highness the Amir’s health condition is stable and he is receiving Sheikh his Ali prescribed Al-Jarrah treatment. noted that His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah is keen on briefing the people about the health of His Highness the Amir in the Cabinet statement after The its Amiri weekly Diwan meeting. urged everyone not to heed It called poisonous for pursuing news. accuracy and seeking Amir credible health information from the official about His sources. Highness (KUNA) the

KUWAIT CITY: Up to 736 persons tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Kuwait in the past 24 hours, official spokesman of the Ministry of Health announced on Saturday.

Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad, in a statement to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), said caseload of the infections with the germ climbed to 94,211.

There was a single death due to infection with the pathogen during the same period of time, raising the death toll to 558 since outbreak of the pandemic in the country months ago.

Among those infected in the latest group, there were cases that had contracted the virus from infected persons, but contamination circumstances of the other cases were not determined.

The new infection cases were recorded in the health zones as following: 181 in Hawally, 156 in Al-Ahmadi, 150 in Farwaniya, 143 in the capital and 106 in Al-Jahra.

Moreover, there are currently 94 patients receiving medical aid in intensive care wards, with the whole count of those of confirmed infection and remained under treatment standing at 9,249.

Number of swab tests conducted over the past 24 hours reached 4,998 and the whole number of such tests stood at 673,003, Dr AlSanad told KUNA. (KUNA)

KUWAIT CITY:

Kuwait Army Chief of Staff denied on Thursday what was being circulated through various media outlets, stressing that various sectors of the army are operating according to the readiness status set for them to maintain the country’s security and territorial integrity.

In a press release of the Army’s Directorate of Moral Guidance and Public Relations said, they called upon all to be accurate and to obtain information and news from its official sources represented by the Directorate. (KUNA)

KUWAIT CITY:

The Environment Public Authority (EPA) on Thursday denied reports about hydrogen sulfide leak in several areas in the country.

In a press statement, the EPA emphasized that what has been circulated by some social media networks in this regard is untrue. (KUNA)