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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)
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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.

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Saudi Leadership Condoles King of Spain over Flash Floods Victims

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. (SPA)
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. (SPA)
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Saudi Leadership Condoles King of Spain over Flash Floods Victims

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. (SPA)
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. (SPA)

The Saudi leadership extended its condolences to the King and people of Spain following the severe flooding that left many people dead, the Saudi Press Agency said on Thursday.
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, sent separate cables of condolences to King Felipe VI of Spain.
In their cables, they extended their heartfelt condolences to King Felipe and to the families of the deceased, and the Spanish people, wishing for the safe return of the missing.

Devastating flash floods in eastern Spain left more than 155 people dead on Thursday, with rescue teams still searching for those missing.