Saudi Arabia institutes temporary travel ban to 9 countries

Muscat: In request to forestall the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) inside its outskirts, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has chosen to briefly boycott the movement of residents and occupants to nine nations. 

"The Kingdom chose to briefly suspend the movement of residents and inhabitants to Kuwait, the UAE, Bahrain, Lebanon, Syria, Korea, Egypt, Italy and Iraq just as suspend passage to those originating from those nations. It is illegal to enter Saudi Arabia for the individuals who were available in these nations inside 14 days of arriving at Saudi Arabia's fringe crossing focuses," an announcement by the administration said. 

The announcement included that Saudi Arabia had likewise chosen to stop air and ocean flights between the Kingdom and those nations and the choice rejected departure transport and exchange trips, which would be attempted while avoiding potential risk. 

"This is as per the preventive measures prescribed by the skilled wellbeing experts in the Kingdom as a component of its endeavors to control the coronavirus and forestall its entrance and spread."