RIYADH: Saudi Arabia suspended travel for citizens and residents to 14 countries on Monday. The countries on the list are UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Iraq, Oman, Italy, South Korea, France, Germany, Turkey and Spain. People travelling from those countries or anyone who had visited them in the past 14 days would also be temporarily banned from entering the Kingdom. Precautionary Health Measures | The Ministry of Interior: The Kingdom’s government decided to temporarily suspend travel of citizens and residents to #Oman, #France, #Germany, #Turkey, and #Spain. — Foreign Ministry (@KSAmofaEN) March 9, 2020 Precautionary Health Measures | The Kingdom also decided to halt travel by air and sea between the Kingdom and the mentioned countries, except for the following: - Evacuation - Shipping - Trade while taking the necessary precautions. — Foreign Ministry (@KSAmofaEN) March 9, 2020 Saudi Arabia’s King Salman issued on Monday a directive ordering the donation of $10 million to support the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) efforts to fight coronavirus. Meanwhile, it was also announced on Monday that people who failed to declare correct health-related information at entry points would face fines of up to $133,000. The discovery of the four new cases brought the latest total number of those confirmed to have the virus in Saudi Arabia to 15.
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