Saudi Arabia suspends entry to country for Umrah pilgrimage over coronavirus fears
Amid expanding coronavirus worry, Saudi Arabia on Thursday briefly suspended entry for people making plans to talk over with the country for the aim of ‘Umrah’ (Pilgrimage) or for visiting Prophet’s mosque in Medina.
Muslims pray on the Grand mosque all over the yearly Haj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. (Record photograph: Reuters)
HIGHLIGHTS
- Saudi Arabia briefly suspended entry for people making plans to talk over with the country for the aim of ‘Umrah’
- Entry for vacationers coming from virus-hit international locations has additionally been suspended
- Saudi Arabia stated those procedures are transient
Amid expanding coronavirus worry, Saudi Arabia on Thursday briefly suspended entry for people making plans to talk over with the country for the aim of ‘Umrah’ (Pilgrimage) or for visiting Prophet’s mosque in Medina.
Saudi Arabia Ministry of Overseas Affairs in a tweet stated: “Entry to the country for the aim of Umrah (pilgrimage) and/or visiting the Prophet’s mosque in Medina is briefly suspended. #CoronaVirus.”
We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all hurt#CoronaVirus#COVID19 pic.twitter.com/TEYvIW1Wbd
Overseas Ministry (@KSAmofaEN) February 26, 2020
The observation posted by means of the country’s international ministry on its Twitter take care of stated that Saudi Arabia is “postponing entry into the dominion with vacationer visas for the ones coming from international locations wherein the brand new coronavirus (COVID-19) is a risk, in accordance to the factors decided by means of the competent well being government within the Kingdom”.
The observation additional discussed that the country is postponing using nationwide identification playing cards by means of Saudi nationals and electorate of the Gulf to trip to and from the dominion, “apart from for Saudis who’re out of the country if their go out from the dominion is with the nationwide identification card, and electorate of the Gulf Cooperation Council international locations lately throughout the Kingdom, and want to go back from it to their international locations, in case that their entry used to be with the nationwide identification card”.
#Statement | Proactive Preventive Measures to Save you the Arrival of the New Coronavirus (#COVID19) to the Kingdom pic.twitter.com/fuBAWq19Du
Overseas Ministry (@KSAmofaEN) February 26, 2020
The observation additional stated that the Kingdom affirms that those procedures are transient and are “matter to steady analysis by means of the competent authority”.
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