Saudi Arabia to lift some international flight restrictions on Tuesday
- Date: 13-Sep-2020
- Source: Gulf Today
- Sector:Transport
- Country:Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia to lift some international flight restrictions on Tuesday
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Exceptional categories include public and military sector employees, diplomats and their families, those working for public or non-profit private sector jobs abroad, businessmen, patients who need treatment abroad, those studying abroad as well as people with humanitarian cases, and sports teams.
GCC citizens and non-Saudi residents with valid residency, or visitors' visas will be allowed to enter the kingdom as of Sept. 15 conditional on proving they are COVID-19 negative.
The kingdom introduced stringent measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus in March, including 24-hour curfews on most towns and cities.
The Kingdom has recorded 325,651 COVID-19 cases and 4,268 deaths.
Reuters.