Saudi Arabia's health ministry has urged the public to remember that there is so far no evidence that hot weather will curtail the spread of coronavirus, as the Kingdom announced 435 new cases of the novel virus. Health Ministry spokesman Dr Mohammed Abdelali stressed on Wednesday that there was nothing to indicate that the extreme heat felt in the summer in Gulf countries would have any effect on Covid-19, despite rumours. He did not specify what the rumours had said. Saudi Arabia now has 5,369 confirmed cases, including 4,407 active cases, the majority of which are in stable condition. However, Dr Abdelali said that 62 people are currently in intensive care. Almost 900 patients have recovered and eight have died, raising the fatalities to 73, the majority of whom had already suffered from chronic health problems. On the whether there would be changes to the restrictions on movement, he said it was too soon to talk about the issue. In another move on Wednesday, King Salman approved an additional package of measures to help the private sector deal with the economic impact of the coronavirus, state news agency (SPA) reported. The package aims to provide liquidity to the private sector and will include exemptions, relief measures as well as accelerating payment of dues, it added without giving further details. Elsewhere, the Kuwaiti Ministry of Health reported 50 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of registered cases to 1,405 and 3 deaths.<br/> Kuwaiti Ministry of Health spokesperson Dr Abdullah Al Sanad said that 43 of the cases were in contact with previous infected cases.<br/> Earlier, Kuwaiti Health Minister Dr Basel Al-Sabah announced the full recovery of 30 additional patients, raising the country's total recoveries to 206.