Saudi citizens arrive in Dammam on coronavirus evacuation flight from Malaysia

  • 4/11/2020
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DAMMAM: Dammam’s King Fahd International Airport received its first evacuation flight transporting Saudi citizens back to the Kingdom from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Saturday. The 219 citizens who traveled on the flight were received at the airport by representatives of various ministries. Thorough measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus were taken throughout their journey, and citizens were medically examined at Kuala Lumpur International Airport before the flight took off. #WATCH: #Dammam’s King Fahd International Airport receives its first #coronavirus evacuation flight transporting #Saudi citizens back to the Kingdom from #KualaLumpur, #Malaysia on Saturday https://t.co/KkSCqPjUsjpic.twitter.com/PlFqHEmVKJ — Arab News (@arabnews) April 11, 2020 Social distancing was observed during the flight and on arrival in the Kingdom, while disinfecting facilities were also available at the airport. The temperature of passengers was also checked on arrival and they will be self-isolating for a period of two weeks. Saudi Arabia has a total of 4,033 cases of coronavirus after 382 new cases were reported on Saturday. A total of 52 people have died in the Kingdom so far, five of which were announced on Saturday.

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