Riyadh, Apr 8, 2020, SPA -- Under the chairmanship of Health Minister Dr. Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah, the COVID-19 Follow-up Committee held its 49th meeting today. During the meeting, all relevant COVID-19 updates and reports were reviewed. The committee discussed the epidemiological situation globally, as well as the cases reported locally. All precautionary measures carried out at the points of entry into the Kingdom will continue in full and will be further enhanced, the committee stressed. The Committee praised the citizens and expatriates for abiding by the curfew. Following the meeting, a press conference was held where Health Ministry Spokesman Dr. Mohammed Al-Abdulaali said the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide is more than 1,440,000 cases, of which 307,000 cases have been cured to date. The COVID-19 death toll has jumped to 83,000. Dr. Al-Abdulaali said that the accumulative number of COVID-19 infections in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is 2932 cases. The COVID-19 death toll reached 41. However, the number of cured cases reached 631. --SPA 22:05 LOCAL TIME 19:05 GMT 0025 www.spa.gov.sa/w1303755