Saudi Arabia has announced that it will be restricting land crossing of people coming from the UAE, Kuwait, and Bahrain as a precautionary measure against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
According to the recommendation of the health authorities, the Kingdom will now be limiting land crossing from these countries only to commercial trucks in its aim to contain the spread of the virus. However, these truck drivers and their companions must undergo necessary screening procedures.
Saudi has already imposed travel restriction for these countries to some of its airports—including King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, and King Fahd International Airport in Dammam.
In addition, the Ministry of Health said that those who will arrive at the Kingdom from highly impacted countries should present a medical certificate proving that they are free of the virus.
“All those who wish to come to the Kingdom using a new visa or a pre-existing valid visa from any country where there is a risk of the spread of the coronavirus as determined by the Saudi health authorities is required to present a PCR lab test certificate proving that the individual is coronavirus-free. This applies to anyone who resided in those countries within a time frame of 14 days prior to entering the Kingdom,” SPA cited the ministry as saying.
According to SPA’s report, the ministry further noted that the airlines must ensure the authenticity of the certificate and that they were issued a day before the passenger boarded the plane.
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