Saudi allows conditional entry “from all countries” despite new tensions

Saudi Arabia said passengers would be allowed from next Saturday. (file)

Cairo:

Saudi Arabia will allow entry to travelers “from all countries” as long as they have received a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine inside the kingdom, in a move to suspend flights to and from seven African countries on Saturday. Days later. type.

The ministry said the passengers would be allowed from next Saturday and would have to be quarantined for three days. It didn’t mention flight suspension.

Saudi Arabia on Friday suspended flights to South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Lesotho and Eswatini over concerns related to the ‘Omicron’ coronavirus variant.

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