Kuwait, March 20, 2020, SPA -- The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health reported here, during the past 24, 11 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the number of infections to 159. Spokesman for the Kuwaiti Ministry of Health Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad stated in a statement that the cases are ten related to travel in the UK, of which nine are Kuwaiti and one is a Lebanese expatriate, and the last case is Kuwaiti national related to travel to Switzerland. Kuwaiti Minister of Health Sheikh Dr. Basil Al-Sabah announced earlier this morning that four cases of novel corona had been cured, bringing the total of those who had been cured to 22 cases. --SPA 12:47 LOCAL TIME 09:47 GMT 0006 www.spa.gov.sa/w1291725