Saudi Arabia cuts off air, sea travel to nine countries over virus – Gulf Today

Saudi Arabia cuts off air, sea travel to nine countries over virus – Gulf Today

Saudi Arabia cuts off air, sea travel to nine countries over virus. Saudi Arabia closed off air and sea travel to nine countries affected by the new coronavirus on Monday as Mideast stock markets tumbled over fears about the widening outbreak's effect on the global economy.. The country's health ministry said the new coronavirus has killed another 43 people, pushing death toll to 237 amid 7,161 confirmed cases.. Saudi Arabia already shut down access to the holiest sites in Islam over concerns about the virus and the COVID-19 illness it causes.. Worldwide, there are over 110,000 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus with more than 3,800 deaths attributed to it..