Visitors to banned countries within 14 days will not be able to enter Saudi Arabia; 3 categories were exempted from the ban

 Riyadh: The ban on entry into Saudi Arabia from 20 countries will take effect from Wednesday, but will not apply to those in all three categories.

The ban does not apply to Saudi nationals, diplomats, health workers and their families from banned countries.

Those in the three non-prohibited categories must comply with the Ministry of Health's anti - virus precautions before entering Saudi Arabia.

People from 20 countries including India, UAE, Pakistan, Argentina, Germany, US, Indonesia, Italy, Brazil, Portugal, UK, Turkey, South Africa, Egypt, France, Sweden, Switzerland, Lebanon, Japan and Ireland Temporary ban as part of precaution.