Faizel Patel – 03/02/2021
Saudi Arabia has suspended entry to the Kingdom for non-citizens, including diplomats, health practitioners, and their families, from 20 specific countries as it steps up efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic,
The Saudi Press Agency citing an official source at the Interior Ministry says various countries including South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Germany, United States, Indonesia, Portugal and the United Kingdom among other are on the list of the countries barred from entering the country.
The move comes as part of the Kingdom’s precautionary measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
According to the source, the decision also includes travelers coming from other countries if they passed through any of the 20 banned countries 14 days preceding the request to enter the Kingdom.
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