2020 in Kuwait
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Incumbents
- 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
Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Kuwait
January
- 7 January – Canada's Chief of the Defence Staff General Jonathan Vance announces that some of its military personnel in Iraq will be moved to neighboring Kuwait for safety reasons.[1]
- 8 January – Kuwaiti state news agency KUNA says its official Twitter account was hacked after it spread a fake news report that the United States Army would withdraw from Camp Arifjan within three days.[2]
February
- 24 February – The country, along with Iraq, Afghanistan, Oman and Bahrain, confirmed its first cases of COVID-19.[3][4][5]
April
- 4 April – The first death from COVID-19 is reported in the country as cases reach 479.[6]
July
- 6 July – Kuwait surpasses 50,000 infections after reporting 538 new cases in the past 24 hours. Its death toll jumps to 373.[7]
- 18 July – Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is admitted to hospital for what aides described as "routine" medical tests. Crown Prince Nawaf 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 – Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, age 91, undergoes successful surgery and medical treatment. Crown Prince Nawaf 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-old Emir of Kuwait Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah flies to the United States to seek further medical treatment after undergoing successful surgery days ago.[11]
August
- 1 August – The Kuwaiti Directorate General of Civil Aviation bans flights to 31 countries as Kuwait International Airport resumes operations at reduced capacity.[12]
Deaths
- September 29 - Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah[13]
- December 20 - Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
See also
- List of years in Kuwait
- 2020 in Kuwait
References
- "Canada says some troops in Iraq to be moved temporarily to Kuwait for safety". Reuters. 2020-01-07. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
- "Kuwait says state news agency was hacked to say U.S. troops withdrawing". Haaretz.com. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
- "Bahrain and Kuwait confirm first cases of coronavirus disease". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
- hermesauto (2020-02-24). "Coronavirus: Iraq, Oman confirm first cases, halt flights to Iran". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
- Farber, Madeline (2020-02-24). "Afghanistan sees first coronavirus case as numbers spike in neighboring Iran". Fox News. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
- "Kuwait reports first death from coronavirus outbreak: state news agency". Reuters. 2020-04-04. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
- "Qatar coronavirus cases exceed 100,000; Kuwait tops 50,000". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
- "Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah: Kuwaiti emir hospitalised for medical checks". BBC News. 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
- "Kuwait's Sheikh Sabah admitted to hospital for medical checks". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
- "Kuwait's ruler, 91, undergoes a 'successful' surgery". AP NEWS. 2020-07-19. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
- "Kuwait emir, 91, flies to US for medical care after surgery". AP NEWS. 2020-07-22. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
- "Kuwait bans flights to 31 'high risk' countries due to coronavirus". Reuters. 2020-08-01. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
- 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.
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