Saudi Health Ministry Says Pandemic Easing in Kingdom

Teams disinfect the holy Kaaba in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. (SPA)
Teams disinfect the holy Kaaba in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. (SPA)
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Saudi Health Ministry Says Pandemic Easing in Kingdom

Teams disinfect the holy Kaaba in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. (SPA)
Teams disinfect the holy Kaaba in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia registered on Wednesday 816 new coronavirus cases, taking its infections to 317,486.

In a daily briefing on the outbreak, the Health Ministry confirmed 996 more recoveries, raising the tally to 292,510.

Twenty-seven more fatalities were reported, taking the toll to 3,956.

Ministry spokesman Dr. Mohammed Abdelali announced that the pandemic was easing in the Kingdom, but stressed the need to maintain the strict preventive measures.

Speaking at a press conference, he declared that the precautions the Kingdom had adopted were bearing fruit today and helped lower the number of infections.

The Health Ministry is prepared for any new wave of the pandemic or any spike in infections, he added.



17th Saudi Relief Plane Arrives Lebanon with Essential Aid Supplies

The assistance is given at the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and the Crown Prince. SPA
The assistance is given at the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and the Crown Prince. SPA
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17th Saudi Relief Plane Arrives Lebanon with Essential Aid Supplies

The assistance is given at the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and the Crown Prince. SPA
The assistance is given at the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and the Crown Prince. SPA

The 17th relief plane of the Saudi air bridge, operated by King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief), left King Khalid International Airport and arrived in  Lebanon on Friday, carrying food, shelter, and medical supplies.

The assistance is given at the directives of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, to aid the Lebanese people in the critical circumstances they are going through.

It reaffirms Saudi Arabia's longstanding support for the Lebanese people in times of crisis.