Saudi Arabia sets a number of preventive measures to prevent, block and eliminate transmission of the Corona virus

The Saudi Ministry of Interior stated that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has taken several preventive and precautionary measures according to the recommendations of the competent health authorities in the country, to prevent the transmission, trapping and elimination of the emerging corona virus, in order to protect citizens and residents and ensure their safety.

The Saudi News Agency quoted the decisions of the Saudi government, which stipulates in its first clause, temporarily restricting entry to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to those coming from the United Arab Emirates, the State of Kuwait, and the Kingdom of Bahrain, to the air ports in the following airports (King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and King Airport) Abdulaziz International in Jeddah, and King Fahd International Airport in Dammam). And that the traffic pass through the land ports between Saudi Arabia and the mentioned countries for commercial trucks only.

Provided that the Ministry of Health takes all necessary precautions at the aforementioned airports, as well as vis-à-vis the drivers and escorts of those trucks in the land ports, where these measures start immediately.

I also confirmed that with regard to the entry of Saudi citizens and residents in Saudi Arabia from the three countries, this procedure will take effect at exactly 11:55 pm on Saturday, 7 March 2020.

In its second clause regarding Saudi visitors according to the visas, it stated the following: Whoever desires to come to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under a new visa or a valid visa, from any country in which the risk of spreading the Corona virus appears, according to the list approved by the competent health authorities in the country, that It provides a PCR laboratory certificate proving that it is free from infection with the new coronavirus. This applies to those who resided in those countries during the (14) days prior to entering the Kingdom.

She called on all air carriers, to ensure the safety of the laboratory certificate, and that it is recent and issued during the twenty-four hours before the passenger boarding.

She emphasized that the embassies of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques in the countries mentioned in the second item will select specific laboratories accredited by the National Center for Disease Prevention and Control.

And he exempted the Saudi Ministry of Interior from the previous procedures, humanitarian and social cases, based on what the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Health deemed necessary.