Egypt facilitates evacuation of citizens from Kuwait

Expatriate workers returning from Egypt, Syria, and Lebanon arrive at a Kuwaiti health ministry containment and screening zone for COVID-19 coronavirus disease in Kuwait City on March 15, 2020. (File/AFP)

• The ministry sent 30 buses on Thursday morning to Qastal border checkpoint in Sudan to bring back the stranded Egyptians

DUBAI: Egypt has helped evacuate 300 of its stranded nationals in Kuwait, Egyptian press reported on Thursday.
The ministry sent 30 buses on Thursday morning to Qastal border checkpoint in Sudan to bring back the stranded Egyptians.
This step has been taken as part of the country’s efforts to combat the spread of coronavirus.