Riyadh, September 23: Saudi Arabia on Wednesday suspended travel to and from three countries including India, Brazil and Argentina in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The country has also barred people who have travelled to any of these countries 14 days prior to their arrival. On Tuesday, Saudi Arabia announced the detection of 552 new cases of COVID-19 cases,. With the latest spike in COVID-19 cases, the total tally in the Kingdom has touched 3,30,798 while the death toll mounted to 4,542.
The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in an official statement said: "Saudi Arabia has suspended travel to and from India, Brazil, and Argentina; including any person who has been there 14 days prior to their proposed arrival in Saudi."
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Earlier in March, the Kingdom had confirmed that it was also stopping all air and sea flights between the Kingdom and the mentioned countries under the travel ban. Moreover, residents and citizens of the Kingdom were told they can no longer travel to the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Egypt, Italy, and South Korea.
The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 31.5 million, while the deaths have increased to more than 969,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Wednesday morning, total number of cases stood at 31,517,087 and the fatalities rose to 969,578, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed in its latest update.
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