RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has temporarily suspended all international flights for citizens and residents for a week, over fears about the fast-spreading new strain of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
The ban also applies to entry of passengers to the Kingdom through land and sea ports, the Ministry of Interior said on Sunday evening.
A number of European countries have imposed new travel restrictions and halted flights from and to Britain amid fear of the spread of the new virus strain.
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The ministry ordered anyone who has returned from or passed through a European country over the past three months to get tested for COVID-19 immediately.
