KUWAIT CITY — Kuwait’s civil aviation authority has released a set of rules to ensure the safe resumption of air travel next month, KUNA news agency said on Wednesday.

The guidelines include random testing of passengers, mandatory use of face masks, and maintaining physical distance.

Departing travelers are also required to provide negative COVID-19 certificates before boarding their flights. Manual checking of tickets will be replaced with digital scanning to avoid physical contact.

Kuwait International Airport will start allowing commercial flights from Aug. 1 at no more than 30 percent capacity. The resumption will come in three stages. — Agencies