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.
Read More
- Oman prepares online food delivery rules after customers raise price concerns
- Ministry invites bids to establish LPG filling station in Oman’s Masirah
- Travel agency representative in Muscat jailed, agency shut for a year over cancelled trips
- Oman’s CDAA urges mountain safety after foreign national critically injured in Jabal Shams fall
- Oman’s media must adapt to AI while upholding accuracy, minister says
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.
