Saudi Arabia begins screening travellers from China for new coronavirus – The National

Saudi Arabia begins screening travellers from China for new coronavirus – The National

Saudi Arabia will begin screening travellers arriving from China after the outbreak of a new strain of coronavirus that has caused at least 17 deaths and sickened nearly 600 since late December.. The kingdom will evaluate passengers arriving on direct and indirect flights from China to ensure their safety, Saudi Arabia's health ministry said on Wednesday.. Saudi's health ministry will also closely monitor how the virus evolves by communicating with the World Health Organisation (WHO), the statement added.. The measures come as the central Chinese city of Wuhan, where the strain is suspected to have originated, suspended operations of its main railway station and airport, and began setting up road blocks on routes out of the city.. Airlines have begun cancelling all flights to Wuhan.. The lock down of Wuhan and Huanggang from the rest of China comes at the busiest time for travel in China as the country celebrates the Lunar New Year.. I shouldn't joke about this but when I was watching the live broadcast of the Wuhan outbreak, I genuinely felt like it was deja vu from Plague Inc. As China tries to control the spread of the new coronavirus, a 2012 strategy game about eradicating humanity