Dozens Kuwaiti nat'ls evacuated from Italy due to Coronavirus

ROME, Feb 28 (KUNA) -- A Special airplane, operated by Kuwait Airways, evacuated on Friday dozens of Kuwaiti nationals from the Italian capital, in cooperation with Kuwait Embassy and in response to the spread of Coronavirus, known as COVID-19.
Kuwait's Charge d'Affaires, Sami Al-Zamanan, told KUNA during his supervision of the procedures for the travel of citizens at Rome International Airport that the special flight, operated by Kuwait Airways, took off on time with 53 Kuwaitis wishing to return home.
Al-Zamanan indicated that the embassy is in continuous contact with the rest of the Kuwaitis who did not leave on the flight today in preparation for facilitating their travel on the upcoming Kuwaiti airline flights scheduled starting from after tomorrow, Sunday.
The official noted that the first plane evacuated more than 100 citizens from Milan last Wednesday.
Many countries halted flights to and from Italy due to the emergence of many Covid-19 infections in Italy. (end) mn.mb