{"id":4266,"date":"2020-12-21T04:44:50","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T04:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saudiexpatriate.com\/?p=4266"},"modified":"2020-12-21T04:44:50","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T04:44:50","slug":"saudi-arabia-closes-borders-for-a-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saudiexpatriate.com\/saudi-arabia-closes-borders-for-a-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia Closes Borders for a Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the midst of December 2020, year coming to an end and start of 2021 is awaited. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has shut all the international commercial flights for a week amid reports of the appearance of a new mutated strain of coronavirus in a number of European countries<\/strong><\/p>\n

As per the sources Ministry of Interior has also decided to close Land & Sea borders too across the kingdom of Saudi Arabia to stop entry or exit from Saudi Arabia to other country and vice-versa for a week.<\/p>\n

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Saudi Arabia Closes Borders for a Week<\/h1>\n

All international travel is restricted due to appearance of a new wave of coronavirus across other countries. Only Emergency cases are allowed with proper precautions and measures. In a recent news Vaccination has been started<\/a> in the kingdom for all the residents.<\/p>\n

Here are the following decisions taken by Saudi Arabia:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Suspension of International Flights except emergency cases for a week, which might get extended for another week. Any foreign flights which are already in the kingdom are allowed to leave the kingdom<\/li>\n
  2. Land & sea borders are also closed for a week an can be extended for another week too.<\/li>\n
  3. People who have returned to the kingdom from European countries after December 8th 2020, must adhere to the following:\n