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Saudi Arabia suspends travel to and from 14 countries due to coronavirus outbreak

Saudi Arabia suspended travel for citizens and residents to 14 countries on Monday. (Shutterstock)
Saudi Arabia suspended travel for citizens and residents to 14 countries on Monday. (Shutterstock)
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09 Mar 2020 11:03:29 GMT9
09 Mar 2020 11:03:29 GMT9
  • Latest number of cases in Kingdom climbed to 15
  • GCC countries included in the list

Arab News

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia suspended travel for citizens and residents to 14 countries on Monday.

The countries on the list are UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Iraq, Oman, Italy, South Korea, France, Germany, Turkey and Spain.

People travelling from those countries or anyone who had visited them in the past 14 days would also be temporarily banned from entering the Kingdom.

Meanwhile, it was also announced on Monday that people who failed to declare correct health-related information at entry points would face fines of up to $133,000.

The discovery of the four new cases brought the latest total number of those confirmed to have the virus in Saudi Arabia to 15.

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