Medical workers are ready to test a driver at the drive-through coronavirus testing center in Farwaniya Governorate, Kuwait, May 16, 2020. Kuwait has launched its first drive-through coronavirus testing center at the Kuwait International Airport to beef up the country's COVID-19 testing capability. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)
KUWAIT CITY, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Kuwait has launched its first drive-through coronavirus testing center at the Kuwait International Airport to beef up the country's COVID-19 testing capability.
On the sideline of the center's inauguration on Saturday night, Health Minister Bassel Al-Sabah said the center will help increase the number of tests carried out by the ministry to discover unreported infection cases.
The center will randomly select 180 citizens and residents for testing per day, he said, adding the center can receive 15 cars at a time.
The ministry will cooperate with the Public Authority for the Civil Information to send the selected individual a text message with full details to conduct the testing, Al-Sabah noted.
The Kuwaiti government has imposed a full curfew in the country to curb the rapid rise in coronavirus cases.
On March 13, Kuwait suspended all commercial flights. The government also closed stores, malls and barbershops in an effort to curb the spread of the virus.
