2020 in Kuwait
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| See also: | Other events of 2020 List of years in Kuwait Timeline of Kuwaiti history | ||||
Incumbents
[edit]- Emir:Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah(until 29 September),Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah(from 30 September)
- Prime Minister:Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah
Events
[edit]Ongoing –COVID-19 pandemic in Kuwait
January
[edit]- 7 January – Canada's Chief of the Defence Staff GeneralJonathan Vanceannounces that some of its military personnel in Iraq will be moved to neighboringKuwaitfor safety reasons.[1]
- 8 January –Kuwaitistate news agencyKUNAsays its officialTwitteraccount was hacked after it spread afake newsreport that theUnited States Armywould withdraw fromCamp Arifjanwithin three days.[2]
February
[edit]- 24 February – The country, along withIraq,Afghanistan,OmanandBahrain,confirmed itsfirst cases of COVID-19.[3][4][5]
April
[edit]- 4 April – The first death fromCOVID-19 is reported in the countryas cases reach 479.[6]
July
[edit]- 6 July – Kuwaitsurpasses 50,000 infectionsafter reporting 538 new cases in the past 24 hours. Its death toll jumps to 373.[7]
- 18 July –EmirSabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabahis admitted to hospital for what aides described as "routine" medical tests.Crown PrinceNawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah,the Emir's 83-year-old half-brother and designated successor, will temporarily carry out some of the Emir's duties.[8][9]
- 19 July –EmirSabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah,age 91, undergoes successful surgery and medical treatment. Crown PrinceNawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah,who is 83, temporarily assumes some of the powers and will maintain such powers until "the health event is over."[10]
- 23 July – The 91-year-oldEmirofKuwaitSabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabahflies to the United States to seek further medical treatment after undergoing successful surgery days ago.[11]
August
[edit]- 1 August – TheKuwaitiDirectorate General of Civil Aviation bans flights to 31 countries asKuwait International Airportresumes operations atreduced capacity.[12]
Deaths
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- 29 September –Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah,the 15th Ruler of Kuwait and the 6th Emir of the State of Kuwait, (b. 1929)[13]
- 20 December –Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah,first Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, (b. 1948)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Canada says some troops in Iraq to be moved temporarily to Kuwait for safety".Reuters.2020-01-07.Retrieved2020-08-28.
- ^"Kuwait says state news agency was hacked to say U.S. troops withdrawing".Haaretz.Retrieved2020-08-28.
- ^"Bahrain and Kuwait confirm first cases of coronavirus disease".gulfnews.Retrieved2020-08-28.
- ^hermesauto (2020-02-24)."Coronavirus: Iraq, Oman confirm first cases, halt flights to Iran".The Straits Times.Retrieved2020-08-28.
- ^Farber, Madeline (2020-02-24)."Afghanistan sees first coronavirus case as numbers spike in neighboring Iran".Fox News.Retrieved2020-08-28.
- ^"Kuwait reports first death from coronavirus outbreak: state news agency".Reuters.2020-04-04.Retrieved2020-08-28.
- ^"Qatar coronavirus cases exceed 100,000; Kuwait tops 50,000".aljazeera.Retrieved2020-08-28.
- ^"Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah: Kuwaiti emir hospitalised for medical checks".BBC News.2020-07-18.Retrieved2020-08-28.
- ^"Kuwait's Sheikh Sabah admitted to hospital for medical checks".aljazeera.Retrieved2020-08-28.
- ^"Kuwait's ruler, 91, undergoes a 'successful' surgery".AP NEWS.2020-07-19.Retrieved2020-08-28.
- ^"Kuwait emir, 91, flies to US for medical care after surgery".AP NEWS.2020-07-22.Retrieved2020-08-28.
- ^"Kuwait bans flights to 31 'high risk' countries due to coronavirus".Reuters.2020-08-01.Retrieved2020-08-28.
- ^The Associated Press(September 29, 2020)."Alert: Kuwait state television says its 91-year-old ruler, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, has died".San Francisco Chronicle.[permanent dead link]
External links
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