Saudi Arabia has introduced a three-year journey ban and heavy fines on residents touring to international locations on the dominion’s COVID-19 Red List, together with India.
“Travelling to the banned countries is a clear violation of the COVID-19 related travel restrictions and the Kingdom’s updated directives,” Gulf News quoted a report by the state-run Saudi Press Agency (SPA) as saying on Tuesday.
The SPA report stated a Saudi Interior Ministry official has warned Saudi residents towards touring to international locations which have not too long ago been positioned on the no-travel checklist as a result of these international locations are at present COVID-19 optimistic. There is a rise within the circumstances of -19 and its variants.
The international locations on the Red List embody the UAE, Libya, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, Iran, Turkey, Armenia, Ethiopia, Somalia, Congo, Afghanistan, Venezuela, Belarus, India and Vietnam.
The supply, quoting the SPA, stated there are experiences of residents touring to restricted international locations in violation of the directions issued by the official authorities.
“Those violating the travel ban will be held accountable and heavily fined,” the supply stated, including that these violating the instructions could be banned from touring overseas for 3 years.
The ministry referred to as on residents to journey immediately or not directly to red-listed international locations the place the pandemic is but to be managed and circumstances of mutated strains of the coronavirus have elevated.
It additionally urged residents to train warning and steer clear of areas the place instability is rampant or the virus is spreading, and take all precautionary measures, no matter their vacation spot.
As of Tuesday, the state’s coronavirus tally stands at 520,774, together with 11,136 lively circumstances, whereas the full loss of life toll stood at 8,189.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
