NO CHANGE IN HAJJ THIS YEAR THE COUNTRY IS PERFECT FOR RECEIVING PILGRIMS

SAUDI HAJJ UMRAH MINISTRY SAYS THERE IS NO CHANGE IN HAJJ THIS YEAR THE COUNTRY IS PERFECT FOR RECEIVING BELIEVERS. BUT THE FINAL DECISION WILL ONLY BE MADE AS COVID'S SITUATION MOVES ON. HAJJ UMRAH MINISTER MOHAMMED SALIH BANTHAN SAID. THE MINISTRY HAS INFORMED VARIOUS COMPANIES THAT CONTRACTS SHOULD NOT BE SIGNED IN HASTE UNTIL THE COVID UNCERTAINTY GOES AWAY.

EARLIER THIS YEAR, THERE WERE SOME FALSE RUMORS THAT THE HAJJ WAS STOPPED. THE HAJJ WILL BE HELD ON THE LAST WEEK OF JULY. MEANWHILE, IN THE LAST WEEK OF MAY, AIRLINES HAVE STOPPED BOOKING FLIGHTS FOR UMRAH GROUPS. SAUDI AIRLINES, THE OFFICIAL AIRLINE OF SAUDI ARABIA, HAS ANNOUNCED IT WILL STOP BOOKING UNTIL THE END OF MAY. THE AIRLINE ALSO SAID IT WILL REFUND THE MONEY TO GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS BOOKED SO FAR. THE DECISION WILL BE BASED ON CHANGING THE WORLD COVID19 SITUATION.

REGULAR BOOKINGS FOR VARIOUS GROUPS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED UNTIL APRIL 15. THOSE WHO HAVE BOOKED SO FAR WILL ALSO BE REFUNDED. THERE ARE 1,200 TRAPPED PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY UNDER THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH. THEY WILL BE SENT BACK AS THE FLIGHT CONTINUES. THE HAJJ UMRAH MINISTRY SAID THAT IT HAS ALREADY RE-FUNDED UMRAH BOOKINGS FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT FUNCTION.

THE CURRENT METHOD OF RENEWAL OF RE-ENTRY VISAS FOR OUTSIDE EXPATRIATES

CURRENT PROCEDURES FOR RENEWAL OF VISAS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE LEFT SAUDI ARABIA ON A RE-ENTRY VISA AND ARE UNABLE TO RETURN WITHIN A PERIOD OF TIME.

RE-ENTRY VISA RENEWAL PROCEDURES ARE TO BE TAKEN THROUGH THE FOREIGN MINISTRY'S https://visa.mofa.gov.sa/ExtendReturnedVisa WEB LINK.

IN THE CASE OF A FOREIGN WORKER, THE SPONSOR AND THE FAMILY HEAD SHOULD RENEW THE VISA.

THE SPONSOR OR FAMILY HEAD SHOULD BE INFORMED OF HOW LONG THE RE-ENTRY VISA WILL BE EXTENDED.

THE ELECTRONIC CHAMBER IS REQUIRED TO FILL OUT AN ELECTRONIC FORM VIA THE FOREIGN MINISTRY WEBSITE. THE RE-ENTRY VISA MUST BE VALID FOR THE EXTENDED PERIOD.

ALL DETAILS SHOULD BE FILLED IN ARABIC. AT THE SAME TIME, NON-ARAB NATIONALS MUST FILL IN THEIR PASSPORTS WITH THEIR NAMES.

RE-ENTRY VISAS CAN BE RENEWED THROUGH THE STEPS DESCRIBED ABOVE. THERE IS ALSO ANOTHER METHOD THAT WAS ADOPTED EARLIER. THE LETTER SHOULD BE SENT TO THE SAUDI EMBASSY IN SAUDI ARABIA.

AT THE SAME TIME, IT IS A QUESTION OF HOW THE ABOVE METHOD WOULD BE USEFUL, SINCE THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING IN THE CURRENT CORONATION ISSUE, THOSE WHO ARE LIVING AT THE END OF THEIR IQAMA.

BUT THE ABOVE METHOD WOULD ALSO BE BENEFICIAL IF THE JAWASATS STATEMENT THAT THE IQAMAS EXPIRE WOULD BE EXTENDED FOR THREE MONTHS WITHOUT GOING TO THE JAWASAT OFFICE FOR THOSE WHO WERE EXPOSED TO IT. SPONSORS WILL ONLY HAVE TO SPEND A LITTLE TIME DOING THE THINGS MENTIONED ABOVE.

THE IQAMAS, WHICH WILL BE LAUNCHED BETWEEN MARCH 18 AND JUNE 30, WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY RENEWED WITHOUT GOING INTO JAWASAT. IN ANY CASE, IT IS BEST TO CHECK IF THE LOCALS ARE AUTOMATICALLY UPDATED.

1500 PEOPLE INFECTED WITH CORONAVIRUS IN SAUDI THE TOTAL 10 DEATH CASE REPORTED

SAUDI ARABIA'S MINISTRY OF HEALTH SAYS 110 NEW PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INFECTED WITH THE CORONAVIRUS 19 VIRUS. WITH THIS, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CORONAL CASES IN THE COUNTRY REACHED 1563.

TWO MORE PEOPLE WERE KILLED TODAY, HEALTH MINISTRY SPOKESMAN DR MOHAMMED ABDUL ALI SAID. TWO FOREIGNERS IN MEDINA WERE KILLED. THE DEATH TOLL HAS RISEN TO 10.

AT THE SAME TIME, THE MINISTRY'S STATEMENT THAT 50 MORE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH THE DISEASE IS VERY COMFORTING. SO FAR, 165 PEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM THE VIRUS.

IN RIYADH 33, JEDDAH 29, MAKKAH 20, QATIF 7, KHOBAR 4, DAMMAM 3, MADINAH 3, HUFOOF, DAHRAN AND JIZAN, 2 EACH.

COVID 19 HAS AFFECTED 8,04,073 PEOPLE GLOBALLY. OF THESE, 1,72,435 PEOPLE GOT SICK AND 39,074 DIED.

WHILE NO EFFECTIVE CURE HAS BEEN FOUND FOR THE COVID 19 VIRUS, THE PARTICIPANTS WERE REMINDED TO FOLLOW ALL THE PREVIOUS PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT THE VIRUS FROM SPREADING.

THE SAUDI HEALTH MINISTER YESTERDAY HINTED THAT MORE MEASURES WOULD BE TAKEN TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THE COVID 19 VIRUS, WHICH IS UNLIKELY TO BE THE CASE IN OTHER COUNTRIES.

KING SALMAN HAD YESTERDAY ORDERED FREE MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR FOREIGNERS AND NON-RESIDENTS, INCLUDING GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE HOSPITALS, INCLUDING THOSE WHO VIOLATED THE KOVID 19 VIRUS.

SAUDI ARABIA REPORTS 110 NEW CASES OF CORONAVIRUS, RAISING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES IN THE KINGDOM TO 1,563.

Two more die in Saudi Arabia With this the death toll in the country has risen to ten. Two foreigners were DEATH in Medina. Today only 110 people have been diagnosed with the disease and 1563 people have been diagnosed with the disease. Along with this, the number of cured people has risen sharply. Today, the total number of cases cured has risen to 165 after 50 were cured. Three thousand people who had been sent overseas yesterday and today in a compulsory quarantine have been released.

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN RELEASED AFTER QUARANTINE FROM SAUDI ARABIA

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN QUARANTINE HAVE BEEN RELEASED FOLLOWING THE KOVID SUSPICIONS IN SAUDI. AFTER TWO WEEKS OF OBSERVATION, THEY WERE SENT BACK TO THEIR HOMES TO ENSURE THE VIRUS WAS NOT INFECTED. TWO WEEKS AGO, PEOPLE FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES RETURNED TO THEIR HOMES REPORTING THE VIRUS.

THOUSANDS OF THOSE WHO STAYED IN HOTELS WERE RETURNING HOME FROM VARIOUS FOREIGN AIRPORTS. THEY WERE RETURNED WITHIN 14 DAYS OF BEING ASSURED THEY WERE SAFE. MORE PEOPLE WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROM ISOLATION AND SURVEILLANCE TOMORROW, HEALTH OFFICIALS SAID.

THEY WERE ADMITTED TO QUARANTINE AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE BEFORE COVID CONFIRMED. THE ACTION TAKEN BY THE SAUDI GOVERNMENT HELPED TO MAKE A GOOD GAIN IN THE KOVID DEFENSE. RIYADH HAS SEEN MORE CASES OF THE VIRUS IN THE PAST FEW DAYS THAN THERE HAVE BEEN.

KING SALMAN ORDERED CORONA TREATMENT FOR SAUDI NATIONALS AND FOREIGNERS FREE

RIYADH: SAUDI RULER SALMAN KING ON FRIDAY ORDERED CORONA TREATMENT FOR SAUDI NATIONALS AND FOREIGNERS FREE OF CHARGE.

ALL GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS AND PRIVATE HOSPITALS IN THE COUNTRY WILL BE PROVIDING FREE TREATMENT TO THOSE AFFECTED BY COVID19. THE ORDER ALSO SOUGHT TO GIVE FREE TREATMENT TO FOREIGNERS WHO HAVE VIOLATED THE LAW.

SAUDI MINISTER OF HEALTH DR TAUFEEQ AL-RABI'A, WHO ANNOUNCED THE KING'S ORDER, SAID THAT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF EVERY RESIDENT AND FOREIGNER IN THE COUNTRY WAS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE TO THE KING.

THE LAWMAKERS SAID THAT IF THERE IS A NEED FOR KOVID 19 TREATMENT, THEY CAN APPROACH THE HOSPITALS BRAVELY AND NOT TAKE ANY LEGAL ACTION.

THE 18 SECTIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATION ARE CHECKING THE VIRUS DAILY ON THE COUNTRY.

CROWN PRINCE MOHAMMED BIN SALMAN HAS BEEN WORKING TIRELESSLY TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE PEOPLE OF THE COUNTRY THROUGH EFFECTIVE INTERVENTIONS IN ALL SPHERES.

THE COUNTRY WILL NOT HESITATE TO MOVE TO MORE STRINGENT PREVIOUS MEASURES IF IT DOES NOT OCCUR AS IT SPREADS IN OTHER COUNTRIES.

THE HEALTH MINISTER URGED ALL CONCERNED TO TAKE ALL NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT THE EXACT DRUG HAS NOT YET BEEN IDENTIFIED.

THE MINISTRY INTERIOR DEPARTMENT HAS ORDERED A FULL HOUR OF CURFEW AND ISOLATION IN THE 6 AREAS OF MAKKAH FROM TODAY.

FULL-TIME CURFEW AND ISOLATION IN SIX MAJOR AREAS OF MECCA

MECCA: SAUDI HOME MINISTRY SOURCES SAID MORE STEPS WERE TAKEN TO STRENGTHEN CORONA COVID 19 VIRUS PREVENTION MEASURES. IMPORTANT STEPS ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.

IT HAS BEEN DECIDED TO TAKE MORE HEALTH CARE IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF MAKKAH. ACCORDINGLY, AREAS SUCH AS AJYAD, MASAFI, MISFLA, HAJUN, NAKASA AND HUSHBAKAR WILL BE ISOLATION ZONES.

IN THESE PLACES THE CURFEW WILL BE 24 HOURS. NO OUTSIDERS CAN ACCESS THESE PLACES OR PEOPLE OUTSIDE HERE. THE LAW WILL GO INTO EFFECT ON MONDAY, MARCH 30, FROM 3:00 PM UNTIL NOTIFICATION IS ISSUED.

PEOPLE IN RESTRICTED AREAS CAN GO OUT AND BUY ESSENTIAL FOOD AND HEALTH ITEMS. BUT IT MUST BE BETWEEN 6 AM AND 3 PM WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE RESTRICTED AREAS.

WHOLE OPERATIONS IN AREAS DECLARED BY HEALTH ISOLATION WILL BE SUBJECT TO STRICT REGULATIONS.

OFFICIALS WERE REMINDED THAT THE NEW REGULATIONS ARE PART OF THE PROCESS TO RID THE COUNTRY OF CORONA AND THAT ALL BANS AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES SHOULD BE FOLLOWED.

THE CITY OF JEDDAH HAD ALSO BEEN BANNED. IN JEDDAH, CURFEW TIME WAS PROLONGED.

AUTHORITIES ARE UPDATING REGULATIONS IN EACH AREA, FOLLOWING STRONG SURVEILLANCE. ISOLATION WAS PREVIOUSLY REQUIRED IN ALL 6 DISTRICTS OF MADINAH.

AUTHORITIES HAVE ISSUED A STERN WARNING TO THOSE WHO VIOLATE THE CURFEW AND OTHER REGULATIONS THAT ARE PART OF THE CORONA DEFENSE PROCEDURES.

SAUDI ARABIA REPORTS 154 NEW #CORONAVIRUS CASES, BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 1,453.

IN SAUDI ARABIA, 154 MORE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH THE DISEASE. WITH THIS THE NUMBER OF SICK PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY RISEN TO 1453. THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE RECOVERING FROM ILLNESS HAS ALSO INCREASED. TODAY ONLY 49 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN CURED AND THE NUMBER OF THE SICK HAS RISEN TO 115. TODAY, 138 OF THOSE DIAGNOSED WITH THE DISEASE ARE IN SOCIAL CONTACT. THE REST ARE ALREADY IN ISOLATION FROM ABROAD. THE MINISTRY SAID THE MAJORITY WERE IN GOOD HEALTH AND WERE HOPEFUL OF A RETURN.

THOUSANDS OF THOSE WHO STAYED IN HOTELS RETURNED HOME TODAY FROM VARIOUS FOREIGN AIRPORTS AND RETURNED HOME. THEY WILL BE RETURNED WITHIN 14 DAYS OF THE ASSURANCE THAT THEY ARE SAFE. TOMORROW MORE PEOPLE WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROM ISOLATION AND OBSERVATION. THE MOVE BY THE SAUDI ADMINISTRATION BEFORE THE KOVID CONFIRMATION IS EXPECTED TO PROVIDE A BOOST TO KOVID'S DEFENSE.

MEANWHILE,

SAUDI RULER SALMAN KING HAS

ORDERED COVID19 TREATMENT FOR CITIZENS AND EXPATRIATES IN THE COUNTRY FOR FREE . THE DIRECTIVE IS TO SEEK TREATMENT FROM FOREIGNERS WHO ARE IN VIOLATION OF LAW. MINISTER OF HEALTH TAWFIQ

ALRABI'AYAN

ABOUT THE ORDER

SAID

. NONVIOLENT MIGRANTS SHOULD SEEK TREATMENT REGARDLESS OF LEGAL ASPECTS. THE MINISTER OF HEALTH ADDED THAT THIS WAS PART OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE.

THE

MINISTER SAID THAT HE APPRECIATES THE ACTIVE COOPERATION BETWEEN THE VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS IN THE FIELD OF COVENANT PREVENTION AND TREATMENT. THE COUNTRY HAD ALREADY TAKEN PRECAUTIONS BEFORE REPORTING TO

KOVID19 . CROWN PRINCE AMIR MOHAMMED BIN SALMAN IS ALSO ASSESSING THE SITUATION RELATED TO THE KOVID SITUATION, THE MINISTER SAID . NO VACCINE HAS BEEN FOUND ON COVID19 SO FAR , THE MINISTER ADDED. THE ORDER WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO MANY FOREIGNERS LIVING IN THE COUNTRY AS WELL AS IN HURUB, AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF IQAMA . COVID GOES TO HOSPITALS FOR BRAVE TREATMENT.

AFTER TWO WEEKS OF A 5 STAR QUARANTINE, 300 SAUDIS RETURNED HOME.

AFTER TWO WEEKS OF A 5 STAR QUARANTINE, 300 SAUDIS HAVE RETURNED HOME

ABOUT 300 SAUDIS HAVE RETURNED TO THEIR HOMES IN THE QUARANTINE, HAVING ARRIVED IN SAUDI ARABIA FROM THE COUNTRIES AFFECTED BY THE CORONATION.

THE 14-DAY STAY AT THE 5-STAR HOTEL PROVIDED THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE HEALTH MINISTRY TO STAY IN THE QUARANTINE.

THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH HAS PUBLISHED A PICTURE OF THE HEALTH WORKERS RETURNING HOME AFTER THE QUARANTINE WITH CHEERFUL GIFTS OF ROSES AND GIFTS.

ON ARRIVAL AT SAUDI AIRPORTS, THEY EXPRESSED THEIR GRATITUDE TO THE HEALTH MINISTRY FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION.

THE MINISTRY HAS DECIDED TO PROVIDE QUARANTINE FACILITIES TO THOSE UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF THE MINISTRY FOR THOSE WHO COME FROM CORONA-PRONE COUNTRIES SUCH AS CHINA, EGYPT, FRANCE, GERMANY, IRAN, ITALY, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND SPAIN.

THE MINISTRY ASKED THOSE FROM OTHER COUNTRIES TO STAY IN THEIR HOMES FOR TWO WEEKS AT QUARANTINE.

COVID 19 RESULTS CONFIRMED THE MINISTRY'S DECISION. SO FAR, ONLY 197 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THE TRAVEL-RELATED VIRUS.

AUTHORITIES HAVE EXTENDED THE BAN ON AIRPLANES AND OTHER PUBLIC TRANSPORT AS AN ANTI-VIRUS MEASURE FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD.

96 NEW CASES; TOTAL OF INFECTED PEOPLE REACHED 1299 AND 8 DEATH.

EIGHT DEATHS REPORTED  TODAY  IN SAUDI COVID 19 CONFIRMED TO 96 MORE PEOPLE TODAY. WITH THIS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COVID CASUALTIES IN THE COUNTRY HAS INCREASED TO 1299. .

MEANWHILE, THE JEDDAH GOVERNOR HAS ALSO APPLIED FOR CURFEWS IN SAUDI ARABIA'S MAJOR CITIES - RIYADH, MECCA AND MEDINA. FROM TODAY THE CURFEW WILL BE IN JEDDAH AND AT 3 P.M. FROM THIS TIME NO ONE CAN ENTER OR EXIT THE CITY. CURRENTLY, THE CURFEW IS EXTENDED FROM 7 PM TO 6 PM. IT SHOULD NOT BE RELEASED FROM 3 PM TO 6 AM THE NEXT DAY. THE DISCOUNTS ON CURFEWS EARLIER WILL CONTINUE TO BE OLD.

SAUDI ARABIA SUSPENDS FLIGHTS FOR INDEFINITE PERIOD

SAUDI ARABIA HAS RENEWED ITS PREVENTIVE MEASURES TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THE CORONA COVID 19 VIRUS.

IN THE CURRENT SITUATION, THE AUTHORITIES HAVE TAKEN A DECISION TO EXTEND THE EARLIER RESTRICTIONS ON THE SECURITY OF THE COUNTRY'S NATIVE AND FOREIGNERS FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD.

THE FOLLOWING ARE THE LATEST DECISIONS MADE BY THE SAUDI HOME MINISTRY.

THE BAN ON EMPLOYMENT IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL THERE IS ANOTHER WARNING. AREAS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY EXEMPTED FROM THE BAN ARE STILL BEING EXCLUDED.

THE RESTRICTIONS ON EMPLOYMENT IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR HAVE ALSO BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

SAUDI ARABIA'S BAN ON INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER FLIGHTS HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE A WAIVER GIVEN ONLY IN SPECIAL EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.

THE BAN ON DOMESTIC PASSENGER FLIGHTS HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

THE HOME MINISTRY HAS ALSO EXTENDED THE SUSPENSION OF BUS, TAXI AND TRAIN SERVICES FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD.

THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE INFECTED WITH CORONAVIRUS IN SAUDI ARABIA HAS EXCEEDED 1,200. WITH ONE MORE DEATH IN RIYADH, THE NUMBER OF DEATHS IN THE COUNTRY HAS INCREASED TO FOUR.

IN JEDDAH, CURFEW TIME STARTS AT 3 PM; EFFECTIVE FROM TODAY

THE JEDDAH GOVERNOR ALSO EXTENDED THE CURFEW TIME IN SAUDI ARABIA'S MAJOR CITIES, RIYADH, MAKKAH AND MEDINA. THE CURFEW WILL BEGIN AT 3 P.M. FROM THIS TIME NO ONE CAN ENTER OR EXIT THE CITY. CURRENTLY, THE CURFEW IS EXTENDED FROM 7 PM TO 6 PM. IT SHOULD NOT BE RELEASED FROM 3 PM TO 6 AM THE NEXT DAY. THE DISCOUNTS ON CURFEWS EARLIER WILL CONTINUE TO BE OLD.

SAUDI SAYS NO RESTRICTIONS FOR ESSENTIAL SERVICES

SAUDI ARABIA'S INTERNAL TRAVEL BAN IMPOSED ON KOVID'S BACKLOG DOES NOT APPLY TO THE COUNTRY'S ESSENTIAL FLIGHT TRANSPORT SERVICES, THE MINISTRY SAID. ELEVEN CATEGORIES OF ESSENTIAL SERVICES HAVE BEEN EXEMPTED FROM THE TRAVEL BAN AND NIGHT-TIME CURFEW BETWEEN THE PROVINCES OF THE COUNTRY, THE GENERAL SECURITY DEPARTMENT SAID. THE MINISTRY'S EXPLANATION CAME AFTER SEVERAL PEOPLE STOPPED SERVICE FOR FEAR OF VIOLATING THE LAW.

THE RESTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN IMPOSED IN THE COUNTRY AS PART OF THE PREVENTION OF THE SPREAD OF COWARDICE. FOLLOWING THIS, THE MINISTRY SAID IT HAD NOTICED THAT MANY OF THE ESSENTIAL FREIGHT TRANSPORT SERVICES WERE TERMINATED FOR FEAR OF VIOLATION OF THE LAW. ELEVEN CATEGORIES OF SERVICES HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY EXEMPTED FROM THE NOTIFICATION WHICH HAS IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS.

THE FREIGHT MOVEMENT OF FOOD SUPPLIES, FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ARE IMPORTANT AMONG THEM, THE MINISTRY EXPLAINED. TRUCKS AND VEHICLES SERVICING SUCH AREAS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO CROSS PROVINCIAL BOUNDARIES OR TRAVEL DURING CURFEWS, THE GENERAL SECURITY DEPARTMENT SAID. INSTEAD, THEY WILL HAVE TO SUBMIT DOCUMENTS TO PROVE THAT THE VEHICLES BEING SERVICED ARE IN THE DISCOUNT CATEGORY.

KOVID 19 CONFIRMED TO 99 PEOPLE IN SAUDI ARABIA. ONE PERSON DIED IN RIYADH TODAY.TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES IN THE KINGDOM TO 1,203.

KOVID 19 CONFIRMED TO 99 PEOPLE IN SAUDI ARABIA. ONE PERSON DIED IN RIYADH TODAY. A SAUDI NATIONAL HAS DIED. WITH THIS THE NUMBER OF COVID CASUALTIES IN THE COUNTRY TO 1203. THE DEATH TOLL WAS QUADRUPLED. TWO MORE PEOPLE WERE RELEASED, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RECOVERY TO 37.

OF THOSE DIAGNOSED TODAY, 41 ARE IN RIYADH. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SICK PEOPLE IN RIYADH HAS RISEN TO 491. IN JEDDAH, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PATIENTS, INCLUDING 18 TODAY, IS 173. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PATIENTS IN MAKKAH, INCLUDING THE PRESENT 12 CASES, IS 179. THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS IN MAKKAH PROVINCE, WHICH INCLUDES MAKKAH AND JEDDAH, HAS RISEN TO 352. THE NUMBER OF SICK PEOPLE IN MADINAH HAS RISEN TO THIRTY-SIX, INCLUDING TODAY'S SIX PATIENTS. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PATIENTS IN THE EASTERN PROVINCE HAS RISEN TO 221, WITH A TOTAL OF 12 CASES REPORTED TODAY. EACH OF THESE CASES WAS REPORTED TODAY IN HOFUF, SAIHAT AND ABAHA. THREE CASES WERE CONFIRMED IN TABUK AND KHAMESHMUZAIT. TWO DEATHS HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED IN MADINAH AND ONE EACH IN MAKKAH RIYADH. THE 24-HOUR GHOST CURFEW IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR 14 DAYS IN SIX AREAS, INCLUDING THE HAREM IN MEDINA.

AS OF TODAY'S NEW FIGURES, TEN ARE FROM OVERSEAS. THE REMAINING 89 CASES WERE CAUSED BY SOCIAL CONTACT. WHILE THE CURFEW CONTINUES TO BE STRICT, THERE ARE RELATIVELY FEW CASES OF MORE CASES IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. HOWEVER, THE MINISTRY POINTED OUT THAT THE DISEASE OUTBREAK COULD BE CURTAILED QUICKLY IF NOT RELEASED. 

HAJ MINISTRY CALLS ON UMRAH PILGRIMS TO BENEFIT FROM EXEMPTIONS PERIOD

THE MINISTRY OF HAJ AND UMRAH IS CALLING UPON ALL UMRAH PILGRIMS, WHOSE VISAS HAVE EXPIRED AND ARE LATE IN DEPARTING TO THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNTRIES DURING THE SPECIFIED PERIOD TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS TO THE MINISTRY FOR EXEMPTION FROM THE LEGAL AND FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCES BECAUSE OF THEIR DELAY IN LEAVING THE COUNTRY, SAUDI PRESS AGENCY SAID FRIDAY.

THE AGENCY QUOTED THE MINISTRY OF HAJ AND UMRAH IN COOPERATION WITH THE GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF PASSPORTS (JAWAZAT) AS ANNOUNCING THIS. THE MINISTRY AND JAWAZAT SAID THAT THIS IS SUBSEQUENT TO THE MINISTRY’S ANNOUNCEMENT ON MARCH 23, 2020 CORRESPONDING TO RAJAB 28, 1441H.

THEREFORE, THE MINISTRY WOULD LIKE TO REMIND ALL UMRAH PILGRIMS TO TAKE THE INITIATIVE FAST AND AVAIL OF THE WAIVERS BEFORE THE END OF THE GRACE PERIOD AT THE END OF OFFICE HOURS ON SATURDAY MARCH 28, 2020, CORRESPONDING TO SHABAN 4, 1441H.

THE APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED VIA THE MINISTRY’S WEBSITE: ESERVICES.HAJ.GOV.SA. MAXIMUM PENALTIES WILL BE IMPOSED IN LINE WITH THE REGULATIONS IF THE UMRAH PILGRIM DOES NOT AVAIL OF THE SPECIFIED EXEMPTION PERIOD.

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24-HOUR CURFEW IN THE MAIN SIX AREAS OF MEDINA

24-HOUR SPECIAL CURFEW HAS BEEN IMPOSED IN SIX MAJOR AREAS IN MADINAH. RESIDENTS IN THE SIX DISTRICTS TO THE MADEENA HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO CONTINUE MONITORING THEIR HOMES. THE ORDER WENT INTO EFFECT FROM SIX THIS MORNING. THE DECISION OF THE MEDINA AUTHORITY MUST BE MET 24 HOURS A DAY FOR 14 DAYS. THE ORDER APPLIES TO ALL WHO ARE CURRENTLY WITHIN THE RED BOUNDARY OF THE ACCOMPANYING MAP.

IT HAS CONTROL OVER QURBAN, BANILAFAR, SHURAYBAT AND JUMUAH AND A PART OF BANIQUDRA AND ISKAAN. ALTHOUGH THE DISEASE HAS NOT BEEN CONFIRMED IN THE AREA, THE MEDICAL EXAMINATION IS UNDER CONTROL. IT TAKES 14 DAYS TO CONFIRM THERE IS NO ILLNESS. IT IS PERMITTED FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM FOR ESSENTIAL SERVICES SUCH AS MEDICINE, WATER AND FOOD. NATIVES AND FOREIGNERS RESIDING IN THE REGION WILL BE BARRED FROM LEAVING THE BORDER AND OTHERS WILL ENTER THE AREA. THE PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED CURFEW EXEMPTION APPLIES IN THE REGION AS WELL.

KOVID CLAIMS 92 IN SAUDI ARABIA THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES REACHED 1104

KOVID 19 CONFIRMED TO 92 PEOPLE IN SAUDI ARABIA. TEN OF THEM WERE DIAGNOSED WITH THE DISEASE THROUGH SURVEILLANCE AND THE REST THROUGH SOCIAL CONTACT. WITH THIS, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES IN THE COUNTRY HAS REACHED 1104. TODAY, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES CURED HAS RISEN TO THIRTY-FIVE, WITH TWO MORE GETTING RID OF IT. SO FAR, ONLY THREE DEATHS HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED IN THE COUNTRY. THOSE DIAGNOSED TODAY ARE AS FOLLOWS. RIYADH 46, MEDINA 19, QATIF 10, JEDDAH 7, DAMMAM 4, DAHRAN 2, BURAIDA 2, HOFUF AND KOBAR EACH.

THE CURFEW IS EFFECTIVE IN THREE CITIES FROM TODAY, INCLUDING RIYADH.

THE CURFEW CAME INTO EFFECT IN THREE CITIES, INCLUDING THE SAUDI CAPITAL, RIYADH. WITH THE CURFEW EXTENDED IN THE CITIES OF MAKKAH AND MADINAH, THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES ON MAJOR ROADS HAS DECREASED. IN CURFEW TIMES, DISINFECTANTS CONTINUE TO BE VERY SCIENTIFIC. SECURITY FORCES, INCLUDING THE MILITARY, ARE CONDUCTING INSPECTIONS IN THE WEST OF COVID 19 DISEASE. STRONG DISINFECTION IS ALSO TAKING PLACE DURING THE CURFEW. ROADS, PARKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES HAVE BEEN SCIENTIFICALLY DISINFECTED. AT THE END OF THE MONTH, WHEN IT WAS TIME TO PAY THE WORKERS, ATM MACHINES WERE ALSO DISINFECTED.

DUE TO THE CURFEW OPENING AND COMMUTING PRICES IN THE CITIES OF MECCA AND MEDINA RIYADH FROM 3 PM TODAY, THE MAKKAH-MADINAH HIGHWAY AND MAJOR HIGHWAY ROADS ARE ALREADY EMPTY. AS THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE INFECTED INCREASES, IT IS LIKELY THAT MORE STRINGENT REGULATIONS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE COMING DAYS. THE HOME MINISTRY THANKED ALL THE PEOPLE OF THE COUNTRY FOR THEIR COMPLIANCE WITH THE CURFEW, INCLUDING THE COUNTRY'S CURFEW. THE HEALTH MINISTRY ALSO REMINDS PEOPLE TO STAY INDOORS DURING PEAK HOURS

THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE INFECTED TODAY IN KUWAIT 13 WITH TOTAL CASES 208.

TEN KUWAITIS, ONE INDIAN AND ONE SOMALI MAN, AN EGYPTIAN, WERE DIAGNOSED WITH COVIDIUM DISEASE ON THURSDAY.

TODAY, SIX ARE CURED. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 159 PEOPLE UNDERGOING TREATMENT. SEVEN ARE IN THE INTENSIVE CAMPAIGN. SO FAR, 853 PEOPLE HAVE COME UNDER SURVEILLANCE, THE HEALTH MINISTRY SAID.

THE NUMBER OF COVID CASES IN SAUDI HAS EXCEEDED 1000. WITH ONE DEATH CONFIRMED TODAY, THE TOTAL DEATH IS THREE. 112 COVID19 CONFIRMED TODAY.

THE NUMBER OF COVID CASES IN SAUDI HAS EXCEEDED ONE THOUSAND. WITH ONE DEATH CONFIRMED TODAY, THE TOTAL DEATH TOLL IS THREE. 112 COVID19 CONFIRMED TODAY IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. WITH THIS, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COVID 19 PATIENTS IN THE COUNTRY REACHED 1012.

THE CURFEW WAS IMPOSED FROM 3 PM TODAY IN THE THREE CITIES OF THE CAPITAL, RIYADH, MAKKAH AND MADINAH, IN THE WAKE OF INCREASING NUMBERS OF PATIENTS. THE ARMED FORCES SET OUT TO CARRY OUT THE ORDER. THEREFORE, PEOPLE IN THESE CITIES SHOULD NOT BE RELEASED FROM 3 PM TO 6 AM THE NEXT DAY. LIKE OTHER CITIES AND PROVINCES, THE CURFEW WILL BE ENFORCED AT 7 PM. TRAVEL BETWEEN THE PROVINCES IS ALSO BANNED. THERE IS NO NEED TO TRAVEL FROM ONE PROVINCE TO ANOTHER.

THE EXPATRIATES ARE ALSO WORRIED ABOUT THE INCREASING NUMBER OF PATIENTS. BUSINESS HOUSES HAVE BEEN CLOSED FOR DAYS. THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH POINTS OUT THAT THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO STAY IN THE ROOM TO OVERCOME THE CRISIS. IN THE LAST PHASE OF THE GCC, SAUDI REPORTS OF ILLNESS. BECAUSE OF THIS, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO GET SICK WILL INCREASE IN THE COMING DAYS.

AN EMERGENCY SUMMIT OF G20 MEMBER STATES WILL BE CONVENED TO DISCUSS THE COVID19 SITUATION. THE MEETING WILL BE HELD ONLINE, PRESIDED OVER BY THE SAUDI RULER. THE MEETING WILL ALSO BE ATTENDED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED NATIONS AND WHO. THE EMERGENCY SUMMIT WAS CONVENED TO DISCUSS MEASURES TO CURB THE GLOBAL SPREAD OF COVID AND MITIGATE THE CRISIS FACING THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL SECTOR.

CHINA READY FOR A COMEBACK WUHAN AND HUBEI PROVINCE WILL OPEN

AS THE KOVID 19 SPREADS TO A HALT, HUBEI PROVINCE AND THE CAPITAL CITY OF WUHAN, CHINA'S MAIN MEDICAL CENTERS, WILL OPEN. WUHAN WILL OPEN ON APRIL 8 WHEN THE HUBEI PROVINCE OPENS TODAY. IT WAS BANNED ON JANUARY 23. OFFICIALS SAID THE RESTRICTIONS ON OTHER DEPARTMENTS WOULD BE TIGHTENED, THOUGH THE RESTRICTIONS ON PASSENGERS DEPARTING FROM HUBEI COULD BE LIFTED. WUHAN WILL ONLY BE OPEN ON APRIL 8, BUT IT WILL END TODAY IN OTHER AREAS OF HUBEI PROVINCE. MEANWHILE, SCHOOLS WILL REMAIN CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

THE FIRST CORONAVIRUS INFECTION WAS FIRST REPORTED IN WUHAN IN DECEMBER. IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS, 2500 PEOPLE HAVE DIED HERE. OF THE TOTAL DEATH TOLL IN CHINA, 3281, 80 PERCENT OF THE DEATHS WERE FROM WUHAN. OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS, THE NUMBER OF NEW VIRUS INFECTIONS IN CHINA HAS DROPPED DRASTICALLY.

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EMERGENCY SUMMIT OF G20 MEMBERS TOMORROW

AN EMERGENCY SUMMIT OF G20 MEMBER STATES WILL BE CONVENED TO DISCUSS THE COVID19 SITUATION. THE MEETING WILL BE HELD ONLINE, PRESIDED OVER BY THE SAUDI RULER. THE UNITED NATIONS AND WHO REPRESENTATIVES WILL ATTEND THE MEETING TOMORROW. THE EMERGENCY SUMMIT WAS CONVENED TO DISCUSS MEASURES TO CURB THE GLOBAL SPREAD OF COVID AND MITIGATE THE CRISIS FACING THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL SECTOR.

SAUDI KING SALMAN KING WILL PRESIDE OVER THE MEETING ON A VIRTUAL PLATFORM. HEADS OF MEMBER STATES OF JORDAN, SPAIN, SINGAPORE, SWITZERLAND AND THE UAE AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE GCC WILL ALSO ATTEND THE MEETING. IN ADDITION, THE UNITED NATIONS AND WHO DELEGATION WILL ALSO ATTEND THE MEETING. THE SUMMIT IS SET TO TAKE STRONG STEPS TO COUNTER THE THREAT POSED BY KOVID. THE VIDEO CONFERENCE WAS CONVENED BY SAUDI-LED FINANCE MINISTERS OF G20 MEMBER STATES AND CENTRAL BANK GOVERNORS ON MONDAY. THE DECISION WAS TAKEN FOLLOWING AN EMERGENCY MEETING CHAIRED BY HEADS OF STATE.

COVID 19 CONFIRMED IN SAUDI ARABIA 133 MORE

KOVID 19 DEATH IN SAUDI ARABIA CONFIRMED SECOND DEATH THE FOREIGNER DIED IN MECCA. COVID 19 CONFIRMED 133 MORE. WITH THIS, THE NUMBER OF SICK PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY ROSE TO 900. AN AFGHAN NATIONAL ALSO DIED IN MADINAH YESTERDAY. THE NUMBER OF CURED PEOPLE HAS RISEN TO 29. NEW CASES TODAY: RIYADH 83, DAMMAM 6, JEDDAH, 10, MADINAH 6, QATIF 6, KHOBAR 5, NAJRAN 4, ABAHA 2, ARAR 3, JUBAIL 1, DAHRAN 1

THE ORDER OF KING SALMAN, THE RULER AND HEAD OF THE TWO HAREM OFFICE, WAS ISSUED IN THE AFTERNOON AT THREE O'CLOCK IN RIYADH, MECCA AND MEDINA. THE ARMED FORCES WILL MOVE TO CARRY OUT THE ORDER. CURRENTLY, THE CURFEW FROM 7 PM TO 6 PM WILL START TOMORROW AT 3 PM IN RIYADH, MAKKAH AND MEDINA. THEREFORE, PEOPLE IN THESE CITIES SHOULD NOT BE RELEASED FROM 3 PM TO 6 AM THE NEXT DAY. THE EARLIER EXEMPTION WILL CONTINUE AS IT WAS. THE BAN ONLY APPLIES TO THREE CITIES. FOR OTHER CITIES IN THESE PROVINCES, THE CURFEW WILL BE ENFORCED AT 7 PM. BUT THE CURFEW LIMITS CAN BE DECIDED BY THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SAFETY. THE CURFEW WILL BE FROM 7 PM TO 6 AM, AS IN THE REST OF THE PROVINCE. TRAVEL BETWEEN THE PROVINCES IS ALSO BANNED. THERE IS NO NEED TO TRAVEL FROM ONE PROVINCE TO ANOTHER. PEOPLE IN THE PROVINCES OF RIYADH, MAKKAH AND MEDINA WERE COMPLETELY BANNED FROM GOING TO OTHER PROVINCES AND OTHERS COMING TO THIS PROVINCE. ALL THESE WILL BE EFFECTIVE FROM TOMORROW (THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2020).

SAUDI ARABIA, A CURFEW WAS IMPOSED IN RIYADH, MECCA AND MEDINA FROM 3PM

In Saudi Arabia, a curfew was imposed in Riyadh, Mecca and Medina from 3pm. The curfew is currently being extended from 7 pm to 6 am in these three cities. It should not be released from 3 pm to 6 am the next day. The earlier exemption will continue as it was. Travel between the provinces is also banned. There is no need to travel from one province to another. People in the provinces of Riyadh, Makkah and Medina were completely banned from going to other provinces and others coming to this province. All of these will be effective tomorrow (Thursday, March 26, 2020)

SAUDI PUBLIC PROSECUTOR WARNS AGAINST SHARING VIDEOS OF CURFEW VIOLATIONS

THE SAUDI PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HAS WARNED THAT ANYONE WHO POSTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA ANY PHOTOS OR VIDEOS OF VIOLATIONS OF THE NEWLY IMPOSED CURFEW ORDER, OR INCITES ANYONE ELSE TO BREAK THE CURFEW, FACES PROSECUTION.

SAUDI BUREAU SAID THAT PERPETRATORS WILL BE CHARGED UNDER ARTICLE SIX OF THE INFORMATION CRIME PREVENTION LAW.

IN A MESSAGE POSTED ON TWITTER, THE BUREAU SAID THAT PERPETRATORS WILL BE CHARGED UNDER ARTICLE SIX OF THE INFORMATION CRIME PREVENTION LAW, WHICH CARRIES A PUNISHMENT OF UP TO FIVE YEARS IN PRISON AND A FINE OF UP TO SR 3 MILLION. THE PUNISHMENT WILL BE APPLIED TO VIOLATORS BUT INFORMERS WILL NOT BE QUESTIONED, IT ADDED.

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RE-ENTRY AND FINAL EXIT SHOULD BE CANCEL IN OTHERWISE, YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY THE FINE

THOSE WHO ARE UNABLE TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY WITH RE-ENTRY AND FINAL EXIT IN SAUDI ARABIA SHOULD BE CANCELED BEFORE THE EXPIRY DATE. FAILURE TO CANCEL THE RE-ENTRY AND FINAL EXIT WOULD RESULT IN FINES UNDER THE CURRENT LAW.

THE MINISTRY HAD EARLIER ANNOUNCED THAT THOSE WHO HAD ALREADY MADE RE-ENTRY AND FINAL EXIT WOULD BE GIVEN AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. HOWEVER, THE PASSPORT DEPARTMENT HAS NOT RELEASED ANY NEW ARRANGEMENTS. INSTEAD, THE JAVASAT FACTION HAS SUGGESTED THAT THE EXISTING SYSTEM SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED. ACCORDINGLY, THOSE WHO HAVE RE-ENTRY AND FINAL EXIT MUST CANCEL BEFORE THEY EXPIRE.

OTHERWISE, YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY THE FINE. THEY WILL NOT BE EXTENDED OR REFUNDED BY CANCELLATION. THOSE WHO CANCEL THE FINAL EXIT WILL HAVE TO RENEW THEIR VISA WHEN IT EXPIRES. THE PASSPORT DEPARTMENT PROPOSES TO EXTEND THE DURATION OF THE RE-ENTRY BY FOLLOWING THE EXISTING PROCEDURE. FOR THIS PURPOSE, THE PASSPORT DEPARTMENT ADVISES THAT THE APPLICANTS CAN REACH THE RESPECTIVE CONSULATES IN THE COUNTRY ALONG WITH THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS THROUGH THE FOREIGN MINISTRY PORTAL.

WHO ISSUE A RE-ENTRY VISA OR A FINAL EXIT VISA ARE REQUIRED TO CANCEL THEIR EXPIRY DATE.

THE SAUDI JAVASAT DIRECTORATE HAS ISSUED A MAJOR NOTIFICATION TO FOREIGNERS WHO ARE CURRENTLY ISSUING FINAL EXIT VISA AND RE-ENTRY VISAS IN SAUDI ARABIA.

FOREIGNERS WHO ISSUE A RE-ENTRY VISA OR A FINAL EXIT VISA ARE REQUIRED TO CANCEL THEIR EXPIRY DATE.

JAWASAT HAS ISSUED A WARNING THAT THE CANCELLATION OF THE ISSUED EXIT AND RE-ENTRY VISAS WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO LEGAL PENALTIES.

JAWASAT REMINDED THAT THE DURATION OF EXIT AND RE-ENTRY VISAS CAN BE KNOWN AND CANCELED THROUGH ABHISHIR OR MUKHIM.

JAVASAT HAS CALLED FOR THE CANCELLATION OF VISAS WHEN ALL INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS WERE CANCELED AS PART OF CORONA'S PREVENTIVE MEASURES.

SAUDI THE NUMBER OF KOVID 19 PATIENTS REACHED 767.REPORTED FIRST DEATH IN SAUDI ARABIA

THE FIRST DEATH CASE REPORTED  KOVID 19 IN SAUDI TODAY, 205 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH COVID 19 IN SAUDI. WITH THIS THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS HAS REACHED 767. 51-YEAR-OLD MAN FROM AFGHANISTAN DIES IN MEDINA THIS IS THE FIRST DOCUMENTED DEATH IN SAUDI ARABIA.

TODAY'S NEW CASES ARE AS FOLLOWS. 69 IN RIYADH, 82 IN JEDDAH, 12 EACH IN AL-BAHA, 8 EACH IN BESHAH AND NAJRAN; OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES, 28 HAVE ALREADY BEEN RELEASED. OF THE CONFIRMED CASES, 119 CASES WERE CONFIRMED FOR THOSE WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY RETURNED FROM ABROAD.

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SAUDI MINISTRY SAYS ,CURFEW VIOLATORS WILL FACE FINES AND JAIL.

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VIOLATORS OF SAUDI ARABIA’S NATIONWIDE CURFEW THAT STARTED ON MONDAY WILL FACE A FINE OF SR 10,000 ($2,665), AND REPEAT OFFENDERS COULD BE SENT TO JAIL FOR UP TO 20 DAYS, THE SAUDI MINISTRY OF INTERIOR SAID.

KING SALMAN ON SUNDAY ISSUED AN ORDER IMPOSING A CURFEW ACROSS THE KINGDOM TO CONTROL THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK.

A ROYAL COURT STATEMENT CARRIED BY THE SAUDI PRESS AGENCY (SPA) SAID THE CURFEW WILL START AT 7 P.M. AND RUN UNTIL 6 A.M. EVERY DAY FOR THE NEXT 21 DAYS FROM THE EVENING OF MARCH 23, 2020.

THE MINISTRY EARLIER SAID IT WILL UNDERTAKE NECESSARY MEASURES TO IMPLEMENT THE CURFEW, WITH CIVIL AND MILITARY AUTHORITIES ORDERED TO FULLY COOPERATE. 

SAUDI INTERIOR MINISTRY SPOKESMAN COL. TALAL MASHHOUD TOLD A NEWS CONFERENCE, DURING WHICH 51 NEW INFECTIONS WERE ANNOUNCED, THAT SECURITY FORCES WOULD ENFORCE THE CURFEW AND THAT IF NEEDED “MILITARY AUTHORITIES MAY BE CALLED UPON.”

THE KINGDOM HAS 562 CASES OF CORONAVIRUS SO FAR.

SAUDI COMMERCE MINISTRY SPOKESMAN ABDULRAHMAN AL-HUSSEIN TOLD REPORTERS THAT PHARMACIES, SUPERMARKETS AND RESTAURANTS WOULD OFFER DELIVERY SERVICES DURING THE CURFEW.

THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE SAID ALL CATERING AND FOOD SERVICES, AS WELL AS DELIVERY APPLICATIONS, WOULD CONTINUE DURING THE CURFEW TO ALL CITIZENS AND RESIDENTS, ADDING THAT IT COULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE MARKET DURING THIS PERIOD. 

THE MINISTRY ALSO SAID IT WAS INVESTIGATING A NUMBER OF VIOLATIONS RELATED TO THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS, AMONG THEM PRACTICES AIMED AT CREATING A SHORTAGE OF COMMODITIES IN THE HEALTH SECTOR, ESPECIALLY STERILIZERS AND MEDICAL MASKS, AS WELL AS VIOLATIONS BY SOME SUPPLIERS TO RAISE PRICES AND EXPLOIT THE CRISIS.

MEANWHILE, THE GENERAL AUTHORITY OF CIVIL AVIATION SAID IT WOULD CONTINUE TO RECEIVE AIR CARGO VIA ALL AIRPORT TERMINALS IN THE KINGDOM AROUND THE CLOCK.

THE MEASURES INCLUDE REQUIRING BENEFICIARIES AND AIR FREIGHT COMPANIES OPERATING IN THE KINGDOM’S AIRPORTS TO APPLY HEALTH AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.

SINCE KING SALMAN ISSUED THE CURFEW, THE SAUDI FOOD AND DRUG AUTHORITY HAS RUSHED TO ENSURE THAT STOCKS OF PHARMACEUTICAL MEDICINES AND EQUIPMENT'S ARE READILY AVAILABLE.

THE AUTHORITY ALSO BEGAN ISSUING IMMEDIATE APPROVALS FOR APPLICATIONS FOR THE REGISTRATION, MANUFACTURE AND IMPORT OF PHARMACEUTICAL SUPPLIES AND STERILIZERS.

SAUDI ELECTRICITY NO DISCONNECTION OF POWER OVER NONPAYMENT BILL FOR ONE MONTH

OFFERING RELIEF TO ITS CUSTOMERS, THE SAUDI ELECTRICITY COMPANY (SEC) ANNOUNCED THAT IT WOULD NOT DISCONTINUE ITS SERVICES DUE TO NONPAYMENT OF THE BILL FOR A MONTH, SAUDI PRESS AGENCY REPORTED ON MONDAY.

ASSURING ITS SUBSCRIBERS OF UNINTERRUPTED HIGHEST QUALITY OF SERVICES WITH ITS EMERGENCY TEAMS WORKING ROUND THE CLOCK, THE SEC SAID THAT IT IS PREPARED TO DEAL WITH ALL SITUATIONS ARISING OUT THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK.

THE COMPANY SAID THAT IT IS MAKING ALL EFFORTS TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF ITS WORKERS WHILE CONTINUING ITS SERVICES THROUGH MINISTRY OF ENERGY’S CRISIS CENTER. IT ALSO SAID THAT IT IS ACTIVELY CONTRIBUTING TO THE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO COMBAT THE SPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUS INFECTION AT DIFFERENT LEVELS.

EVER SINCE THE OUTBREAK OF THE PANDEMIC, THE SEC HAS TAKEN A SLEW OF PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES THAT INCLUDE CLOSURE OF COMMON FACILITIES IN THE COMPANY SUCH AS RESTAURANTS, SPORT CLUBS AND PRAYER AREAS.

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SAUDI POLICE AND MILITARY TIGHTEN THE CURFEW .THE FIRST FINE IS 10 THOUSAND RIYAL

COVID HAS CONFIRMED 51 MORE IN SAUDI.THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SICK PEOPLE REACHED 562.

COVID HAS CONFIRMED 51 MORE IN SAUDI. OF THESE, 25 CASES WERE SPREAD THROUGH CONTACT AND 26 CASES WERE RETURNED TO FOREIGNERS. WITH THIS, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SICK PEOPLE REACHED 562. THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH SAID THAT 19 PERSONS HAVE BEEN CURED. NO DEATHS HAVE BEEN REPORTED SO FAR.

TODAY, ONLY 18 NEW CASES HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED IN RIYADH, 12 IN MAKKAH, SIX IN TAIF, FIVE IN DAMMAM, THREE IN QATIF, 2 IN JIZAN, 1 IN NAJRAN AND ONE IN KHUNFUDAH. WITH THIS, SAUDI ARABIA HAS BECOME THE COUNTRY WITH THE LARGEST NUMBER OF COVID PATIENTS IN THE GULF REGION.

THE CURFEW IS EFFECTIVE FROM 7PM TONIGHT. THE CURFEW ENDS AT 6AM. THIS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 21 DAYS. PEOPLE MUST ENTER THE RESIDENCE BEFORE THIS TIME LIMIT. IF THE BAN IS VIOLATED, THE FINE IS FIRST TEN THOUSAND AND THE SECOND VIOLATION IS TWENTY THOUSAND. THE MAXIMUM SENTENCE IS 20 DAYS IN JAIL. WATER, FOOD, MEDICINE AND HOSPITAL CASES ARE EXCLUDED.

IT IS ALSO A VIOLATION OF THE LAW TO GET CROWDS IN FRONT OF SHOPS THAT OPEN AT NIGHT. THE SHOPS WILL BE CLOSED BY 7 P.M. EACH PROVINCE WILL HAVE A RIGOROUS INSPECTION OF ITS AREA. THE POLICE ARE ALREADY ON THE LINE. ARRIVING AT THE RESIDENCE BEFORE 7 PM. DO NOT RELEASE UNTIL SIX O'CLOCK THE NEXT MORNING. IT IS ONLY FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES.

THERE ARE DISCOUNTS FOR ON-LINE E-COMMERCE, HEALTHCARE, PARCELS, WAREHOUSES, FOOD FREIGHT AND OTHER FREIGHT VEHICLES. THEY WILL HAVE TO SHOW SUFFICIENT DOCUMENTS. IT PROVIDES INSTITUTIONS WITH DRIVERS.

KING SALMAN ORDERED 21 DAYS NIGHT BAN ON THE COUNTRY

SAUDI KING SALMAN KING HAS ISSUED A NIGHT BAN ON THE COUNTRY. THE CURFEW ANNOUNCED EVERY DAY FROM 7AM TO 6AM WILL APPLY FOR THE NEXT 21 DAYS. DURING THIS TIME, ALL THE FIRMS EXCEPT THE ESSENTIAL SERVICES WILL HAVE TO BE PAID. THE ORDER PROHIBITS PEOPLE FROM GOING OUT.

AT THIS TIME, THERE WILL BE RESTRICTIONS ON THE MOVEMENT OF PERSONAL VEHICLES AT THIS TIME, EXCEPT FOR HEALTH CONCERNS. BUT THE HEALTH SECTOR, THE SECURITY FORCES, THE MILITARY AND THE MEDIA HAVE RELAXED THE CURFEW. KING SALMAN SAYS THAT EVERYONE SHOULD BE CAREFUL NOT TO SPREAD KOVID 19. THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WILL HAVE TO INSPECT THE CURFEW.

THE CURFEW COMES AFTER THE NUMBER OF COVID 19 PATIENTS EXCEEDED 500. YESTERDAY (MARCH 22, 2020) ALONE, 119 PEOPLE IN SAUDI ARABIA WERE DIAGNOSED WITH CORONAVIRUS. WITH THIS THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS HAS REACHED 511. THE MINISTRY HAS REPEATEDLY ASKED NOT TO BE RELEASED. TODAY, 72 OF THOSE DIAGNOSED WITH THE DISEASE ARE IN MECCA. IN RIYADH 34 PEOPLE WERE DIAGNOSED WITH THE DISEASE TODAY. 4 EACH IN QATIF, 3 IN AL AHSA, 3 IN KHOBAR, ONE EACH IN DAHRAN AND QASIM.

TODAY, 40 OF THOSE DIAGNOSED WITH THE DISEASE HAVE BEEN INFECTED THROUGH CONTACT. THE SAME HAPPENED IN RIYADH AND MAKKAH. THEREFORE, THE MINISTRY HAS REPEATEDLY WARNED THAT IT SHOULD EXERCISE MAXIMUM CAUTION AND NOT RELEASE IT. TODAY, ONE PERSON HAS BEEN RECOVERED AND THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CURED PEOPLE HAS REACHED 17. IN MECCA, 72 PEOPLE ARE UNDER SURVEILLANCE AT THE HOTEL, THE MINISTRY SAID.

WITH THE RISE OF NEW CASES, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SICK CASES IN RIYADH HAS REACHED 200. 143 IN MAKKAH, 119 IN THE EASTERN PROVINCE AND 43 IN JEDDAH HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED. THREE IN AZIR AND TWO IN JASON ARE UNDER TREATMENT. ABHAAH, MEDINA, AND TABUK EACH HAVE THEIR OWN. QAZIM ALSO CONFIRMED THE ILLNESS TODAY. ALL THOSE WHO CAME IN CONTACT WITH THEM ARE UNDER SURVEILLANCE. THERE ARE 72 TURKISH NATIONALS IN MECCA UNDER SPECIAL SURVEILLANCE

TODAY 119 CORONAVIRUS CASES REPORTED IN SAUDIARABIA, RAISING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES TO 511.THE TOTAL TO 511 CASES IN THE KINGDOM

MORE THAN 119 PEOPLE IN SAUDI HAVE BEEN INFECTED WITH CORONAVIRUS. WITH THIS THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS HAS REACHED 511. THE MINISTRY HAS REPEATEDLY ASKED NOT TO GOING OUTSIDE. TODAY, 72 OF THOSE DIAGNOSED WITH THE DISEASE ARE IN MECCA. IN RIYADH 34 PEOPLE WERE DIAGNOSED WITH THE DISEASE TODAY. 4 EACH IN QATIF, 3 IN AL AHSA, 3 IN KHOBAR, ONE EACH IN DAHRAN AND QASIM.

TODAY, 40 OF THOSE DIAGNOSED WITH THE DISEASE HAVE BEEN INFECTED THROUGH CONTACT. THE SAME HAPPENED IN RIYADH AND MAKKAH. THEREFORE, THE MINISTRY HAS REPEATEDLY WARNED THAT IT SHOULD EXERCISE MAXIMUM CAUTION AND NOT RELEASE IT. TODAY, ONE PERSON HAS BEEN RECOVERED AND THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CURED PEOPLE HAS REACHED 17. IN MECCA, 72 PEOPLE ARE UNDER SURVEILLANCE AT THE HOTEL, THE MINISTRY SAID.

WITH THE RISE OF NEW CASES, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SICK CASES IN RIYADH HAS REACHED 200. 143 IN MAKKAH, 119 IN THE EASTERN PROVINCE AND 43 IN JEDDAH HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED. THREE IN AZIR AND TWO IN JASON ARE UNDER TREATMENT. ABHAAH, MEDINA, AND TABUK EACH HAVE THEIR OWN. QAZIM ALSO CONFIRMED THE ILLNESS TODAY. ALL THOSE WHO CAME IN CONTACT WITH THEM ARE UNDER SURVEILLANCE.

HOW TO GET THREE MONTH LEVY EXEMPTION FOR IQAMA RENEWAL.

THREE MONTH LEVY EXEMPTION FOR THOSE LIVING WITH IQAMAH UNTIL 30 JUNE IN SAUDI.THOSE WHO PAY FOR 12 MONTHS WILL RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL THREE MONTHS

THE ANNOUNCED LEVY EXEMPTION FOR THOSE WORKING IN SAUDI ARABIA IS AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS TO MITIGATE THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE CORONAVIRUS SITUATION. THE LEVY BENEFITS ONLY TO THE WORKER. THERE IS NO CHANGE IN THE LEVY OF DEPENDENTS. THE LEVY EXEMPTION BENEFIT IS WHEN A SADAD (FEE NUMBER) IS TAKEN TO RENEW THE IQAMA. BENEFIT IS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE COMPLETED THE IQAMA PERIOD BETWEEN 20TH MARCH AND 20TH JUNE 2020. PRIOR TO THIS, THOSE WHO EXPIRED HAD TO PAY THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE IQAMA , INCLUDING FINES.

HERE'S HOW TO GET THE LEVY EXEMPTION:

ACCORDING TO THE MINISTRY OF LABOR'S WEBSITE, IQAMA SHOULD BE PAID THROUGH SADAD AS USUAL. WHEN I PAY THE LEVY FOR ONE YEAR (12 MONTHS), IQAMA RENEWS IT FOR 15 MONTHS. THAT MEANS IQAMA HAS TO PAY THE FEE FOR A YEAR, JUST LIKE THE OLD ONE. IN SHORT, IQAMA GETS AN ADDITIONAL THREE MONTHS. THE LEVY AMOUNTS TO 700 AND 800 A MONTH, DEPENDING ON THE RATE OF DOMESTICATION. IF YOU CALCULATE THIS, YOU WILL GET A PROFIT OF RS 2100 AND 2400 FOR A THREE MONTH FREE OF CHARGE TO A PERSON OR COMPANY THAT RENEWS THE PROFIT. IT WON'T GET IN CASH. RATHER, THEY ARE GETTING AN ADDITIONAL THREE MONTHS. BENEFIT IS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE COMPLETED THE IQAMA PERIOD BETWEEN 20TH MARCH AND 20TH JUNE 2020. ONLY SADAD NUMBERS MADE WITHIN THIS DATE WILL BENEFIT.