The Global COVID-19 Index (GCI) - Kuwait Dashboard

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Country Rank

15

Kuwait

Recovery Rank for 180 countries/regions

Country Rank

29

Kuwait

Recovery Rank for 184 countries/regions

COVID-19 Recovery Rating

4

Recovery Index
78.63
(Out of 100)

(100 = Best, 0 = Worst)

COVID-19 Recovery Rating

4

Recovery Index
62.74
(Out of 100)

(100 = Best, 0 = Worst)

COVID-19 Severity Rating

2

Severity Index
24.90
(Out of 100)

(0 = Best, 100 = Worst)

COVID-19 Severity Rating

3

Severity Index
47.36
(Out of 100)

(0 = Best, 100 = Worst)

Stringency Rating

56.52

(100 = Strictest Measures, 0 = No Measures)

Population

4,207,083

(Medium Density)

GNI per capita (US$)

34290

(High income)

COVID-19 Recovery Rating Guide

5	Countries who have made the most progress in curtailing the spread of the pandemic and can be used as examples of best practices (Relative Rating)
4
3
2	Countries who are struggling to cope with the crisis and who may need to consider maintaining stringent non-pharmaceutical measures (Relative Rating)
1

COVID-19 Severity Rating Guide

1	Countries who are coping with the crisis with a low percentage of infections and resulting deaths per population (Relative Rating)
2
3	Countries who may be overwhelmed by the crisis with a high percentage of infections and resulting deaths per population (Relative Rating)
4
5

Travel Advisory

Kuwait - published 18.01.2021

1. Flights from the United Kingdom are suspended. 2. Passengers who have been in or transited through Afghanistan, Argentina, Armenia, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Chile, China (People's Rep.), Colombia, Dominican Rep., Egypt, France, Hong Kong (SAR China), India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kosovo (Rep.), Lebanon, Mexico, Moldova (Rep.), Nepal, North Macedonia (Rep.), Panama, Pakistan, Philippines, Serbia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Syria, United Kingdom or Yemen in the past 14 days are not allowed to enter. - This does not apply to: - nationals of Kuwait; - children, husbands and wives of nationals of Kuwait; - domestic employees of residents of Kuwait arriving directly from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Philippines or Sri Lanka on Kuwait Airways (KU) or Jazeera Airways (J9); - passengers with a diplomatic or special passport. They must have prior approval from the Embassy of Kuwait. 3. Residents of Kuwait who left Kuwait before 1 September 2019 are not allowed to enter Kuwait. 4. Passengers must have a medical certificate with a negative Coronavirus (COVID-19) PCR test result. The test must have been taken at most 72 hours before departure. - This does not apply to: - passengers younger than 6 years; - passengers returning to Kuwait with a medical certificate with a negative Coronavirus (COVID-19) PCR test result issued before departure from Kuwait. They must have been a maximum of 4 days abroad. 5. Passengers are subject to medical screening and self-isolation for 14 days. 6. Passengers should install "Shlonik" and "Kuwait-Mosafer" applications on their personal device. 7. Suspension of visa on arrival facilities. 8. Nationals of GCC countries are not allowed to enter with a Civil ID card. - This does not apply to nationals of Kuwait with a Civil ID card if they used the card when they departed from Kuwait. 9. Passengers with a residence permit issued by Kuwait are allowed to enter with a Digital Civil ID issued via the 'Kuwait Mobile ID' app.

Travel Advisory information provided and published with permission by IATA.

1. Flights from the United Kingdom are suspended.

2. Passengers who have been in or transited through Afghanistan, Argentina, Armenia, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Chile, China (People's Rep.), Colombia, Dominican
Rep., Egypt, France, Hong Kong (SAR China), India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kosovo (Rep.), Lebanon, Mexico, Moldova (Rep.), Nepal, North Macedonia (Rep.), Panama, Pakistan,
Philippines, Serbia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Syria, United Kingdom or Yemen in the past 14 days are not allowed to enter. - This does not apply to: - nationals of Kuwait; - children,
husbands and wives of nationals of Kuwait; - domestic employees of residents of Kuwait arriving directly from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Philippines or Sri Lanka on Kuwait Airways
(KU) or Jazeera Airways (J9); - passengers with a diplomatic or special passport. They must have prior approval from the Embassy of Kuwait.

3. Residents of Kuwait who left Kuwait before 1 September 2019 are not allowed to enter Kuwait.

4. Passengers must have a medical certificate with a negative Coronavirus (COVID-19) PCR test result. The test must have been taken at most 72 hours before departure. - This does
not apply to: - passengers younger than 6 years; - passengers returning to Kuwait with a medical certificate with a negative Coronavirus (COVID-19) PCR test result issued before
departure from Kuwait. They must have been a maximum of 4 days abroad.

5. Passengers are subject to medical screening and self-isolation for 14 days.

6. Passengers should install "Shlonik" and "Kuwait-Mosafer" applications on their personal device.

7. Suspension of visa on arrival facilities.

8. Nationals of GCC countries are not allowed to enter with a Civil ID card. - This does not apply to nationals of Kuwait with a Civil ID card if they used the card when they
departed from Kuwait.

9. Passengers with a residence permit issued by Kuwait are allowed to enter with a Digital Civil ID issued via the 'Kuwait Mobile ID' app.

Travel Advisory information provided and published with permission by IATA.

Kuwait Infection Trend

How can you tell if a curve is really flattening?

The number of daily confirmed cases has been used as an estimation of how severe the COVID-19 situation is in a given country. However, we’ve found that focusing on the country’s cumulative number of active cases gives a clearer picture of whether the infection curve is flattening.

Countries with Similar Characteristics

This table is generated by a GCI-developed tool to match countries based on their similar characteristics such as population, population density, income and climate.

Country	Recovery Index	Recovery Index	Population	Density	GNI per capita	Average Temperature since First Case (Celsius)	Match%
Kuwait	62.74	78.63	4,207,083	Medium Density	High income	21-25 deg
Austria	70.86	76.99	8,877,067	Medium Density	High income	< 10 deg	85%
Croatia	66.39	75.03	4,067,500	Medium Density	High income	11-20 deg	85%
Denmark	80.34	80.54	5,818,553	Medium Density	High income	< 10 deg	85%
Estonia	36.06	45.04	1,326,590	Medium Density	High income	< 10 deg	85%
Hungary	26.55	44.18	9,769,949	Medium Density	High income	11-20 deg	85%
Ireland	25.48	35.26	4,941,444	Medium Density	High income	< 10 deg	85%
Latvia	50.62	54.69	1,912,789	Medium Density	High income	< 10 deg	85%
Lithuania	30.76	42.20	2,786,844	Medium Density	High income	< 10 deg	85%
Panama	34.25	47.87	4,246,439	Medium Density	High income	26-30 deg	85%
Qatar	63.12	80.94	2,832,067	Medium Density	High income	26-30 deg	85%

GCI Recovery Forecast

The GCI Recovery Forecasting methodology relies on a Monte Carlo simulation model as we recognise that the factors that contribute to an increase / decrease in confirmed COVID19 cases are highly variable and subject to various localised circumstances and interventions. The P10 / P50 / P90 are probabilities assigned to the forecasts, with P10 being highly optimistic, and P90 being very conservative on recovery and reduction in cases. The forecast model is updated daily based on the latest case data.

Forecast Results:

Situation May Improve. The GCI Model indicates that the situation has a small probability of recovery, but there is insufficient evidence to suggest that the recovery trend will improve significantly in the near future.

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