Saudi Arabia suspends Umrah and Tourists from the CoronaVirus Outbreak States

Saudi Arabia – Coronavirus

Precautionary Measures to prevent coronavirus from reaching the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Entry to the Kingdom for the purposes of Umrah and/or visiting the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina is temporarily suspended.
Entry to the Kingdom with the tourist visa from countries with confirmed coronavirus outbreaks, according to the criteria established by Saudi health authorities, is temporarily suspended.
The use of the identity cards (Instead of passports) for travel to & from the Kingdom is suspended.

We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm#CoronaVirus #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/TEYvIW1Wbd
— Foreign Ministry 🇸🇦 (@KSAmofaEN) February 26, 2020

Exemptions allowed for:

Saudi nationals who left Saudi Arabia by using their national identity cards.
Citizens of Gulf Cooperation Council Countries wishing to return from Saudi Arabia after entering with their national identity cards.

Saudi Arabia

Stresses that these measures are temporary & subject to continuous evaluation by the relevant authorities.
Renews its support for all international measures to limit the spread of this virus, & urges its citizens to excise caution before traveling to countries experiencing coronavirus outbreaks.

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