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Briefing of KUNA main news for Saturday until 00:00 GMT

KUWAIT -- Kuwait Municipality Director General Ahmad Al-Manfouhi declared closure of cafes everywhere in Kuwait.

KUWAIT -- A plane, carrying Kuwaiti repatriates from New York, arrived in the country from New York, as part of the state "air bridge" operation to bring back home nationals stranded abroad due to coronavirus' spread.

KUWAIT -- A plane, carrying Kuwaiti repatriates from London, touched down at Kuwait International Airport.

KUWAIT -- An 86-year-old Algerian woman from the eastern province of Ouargla has recovered from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), announced the local authorities.

WASHINGTON -- There are at least 111,115 coronavirus cases across the US and about 1,842 deaths as the number keep rising with New York being the epicenter of the coronavirus cases. (end) bs