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.
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman issued on Monday a directive ordering the donation of $10 million to support the World Health Organisation’s efforts to fight coronavirus.
Qatar has also temporarily suspended travel to and from 14 countries including Pakistan. The countries include Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Nepal, Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Thailand and Pakistan.
A statement by the Arab country’s Government Comminication Officer said decision came in addition to Qatar Airways suspending flights to and from Italy as “a preventive measure due to the spread of Coronavirus worldwide”.
