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Health Ministry: 99% of Saudi Students Have Received 1st Dose of Coronavirus Vaccine

A Saudi physician prepares to inject a Pfizer vaccine at a coronavirus vaccination center, at the Jeddah old airport, Saudi Arabia. (File photo: AP)
A Saudi physician prepares to inject a Pfizer vaccine at a coronavirus vaccination center, at the Jeddah old airport, Saudi Arabia. (File photo: AP)
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Health Ministry: 99% of Saudi Students Have Received 1st Dose of Coronavirus Vaccine

A Saudi physician prepares to inject a Pfizer vaccine at a coronavirus vaccination center, at the Jeddah old airport, Saudi Arabia. (File photo: AP)
A Saudi physician prepares to inject a Pfizer vaccine at a coronavirus vaccination center, at the Jeddah old airport, Saudi Arabia. (File photo: AP)

The Saudi Health Ministry announced Monday that 99 percent of students aged 12 to 18 have received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine.

This came with the new academic year approaching and as middle and secondary school classes expect to start following two years of online education to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Ministry stressed the importance of taking both doses of the vaccine to combat COVID-19 variants.

Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia continues to register low rates of infections.

In the last 24 hours, the Kingdom recorded less than 400 cases for the first time in about five months.

The Health Ministry announced 360 new infections, bringing the total to 542,354, including 4,487 active cases that are still receiving medical care, of which 1,127 being critical. The recovery cases reached 529,337.

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UAE Interior Ministry: Extensive Search Underway for Missing Moldovan Man

UAE flag flies over a boat at Dubai Marina, Dubai, United Arab Emirates May 22, 2015. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah/File Photo
UAE flag flies over a boat at Dubai Marina, Dubai, United Arab Emirates May 22, 2015. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah/File Photo
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UAE Interior Ministry: Extensive Search Underway for Missing Moldovan Man

UAE flag flies over a boat at Dubai Marina, Dubai, United Arab Emirates May 22, 2015. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah/File Photo
UAE flag flies over a boat at Dubai Marina, Dubai, United Arab Emirates May 22, 2015. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah/File Photo

The UAE Ministry of Interior said on Saturday that it "received a report from the family of a Moldovan national named Zvi Kogan, stating that he had been missing and out of contact since last Thursday”.
The ministry confirmed that "relevant authorities began extensive search and investigation operations immediately upon receiving the report”, the UAE’s official news agency WAM reported Sunday.
The ministry also urged the public to obtain accurate information from official sources and not get misled by “malicious” rumors.
The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs is "closely following the case of the missing Moldovan citizen Zvi Kogan, maintaining communication with his family, and providing all necessary support”, it added..
Majed Al Mansouri, Director of the Foreign Nationals Affairs Department at the ministry, affirmed that the Ministry is closely monitoring the case and is in close contact with his family to provide them with all means of necessary support.
He also highlighted that the Ministry is in continuous contact with the Embassy of Moldova in Abu Dhabi in this regard.