Saudi Arabia has maintained that it still has no recorded cases of the novel coronavirus, Saudi Gazette reported.
According to the Ministry of Health, the Kingdom said it is strictly monitoring all passengers arriving on flights from China and is putting them under an incubation period for 14 days until they were cleared by the doctors.
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Minister of Health Tawfiq Al-Rabiah said that since the start of the outbreak, Saudi has been activating infection control measures as well as arranging health facilities.
The novel coronavirus, which originated in Wuhan City in China, has already killed over 300 people and has affected nearly 10,000 worldwide.
The Kingdom has also advised its residents against traveling to China amid the outbreak.
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