Direct flights to Saudi Arabia from India, Pakistan, Brazil, Vietnam and Egypt from December 1

 Direct flights from India to Saudi Arabia The service will start from December 1, officials said. Apart from India, there are direct services to Saudi Arabia from Pakistan, Brazil, Vietnam and Egypt. The Interior Ministry said a 14-day quarantine was not required and that a five-day quarantine was sufficient upon arrival in Saudi Arabia. Those who receive two doses of the vaccine from Saudi Arabia do not need an institutional quarantine. At the same time, quarantine is mandatory for those who receive two doses from other countries.

Direct entrants to Saudi Arabia from six countries, including India, are required to comply with the Institutional Quarantine for five days. This also applies to those who have received the full dose vaccine. Concessions for certain categories will continue in this regard. Home Ministry sources said that those coming from countries where the ban has been lifted should take all precautionary and preventive measures.

According to Home Ministry sources, the decision to lift the ban on entry into the country was taken on the basis of ongoing monitoring of the spread of coronavirus at the local and global levels, as well as recommendations made by the Saudi Ministry of Health on the latest developments in corona and the control of the spread of the disease in some countries.