Saudi Arabia has temporarily suspended all international passenger flights for citizens and residents over fears about the fast-spreading new variant of the coronavirus.
The Saudi Interior Ministry said that the one-week flight ban may be extended “until medical information about the nature of this virus becomes clear.”
The country’s land and sea ports will also close for a week.
The government ordered anyone who has returned from or passed through a European country over the past three months to get tested for COVID-19 immediately.
The procedures will be reviewed upon COVID-19 developments as well as reports received from the Saudi Ministry of Health.
