Kuwait: 190,000 illegal expats have no access to Covid vaccine
Around 190,000 illegal expatriates in Kuwait have no access to COVID-19 vaccines raising concerns in the country.
Earlier this month, Kuwait extended a grace period by an additional month for illegal foreign residents in the country due now to expire on May 15.
“This came due to repercussions of the coronavirus crisis and the airport shutdowns in many countries. It also offers the chance for modifying the illegal status to allow the foreign resident to get vaccinated against the virus,” a security source said.
“The recent spike in infection rates among the foreign residents sounds the alarm about the illegals who cannot take the vaccines because the validity of their residency permits has expired. They are now unable to register via the Health Ministry’s website,” the source. “This threatens they will pose health and security perils to society.”
