Saudi Arabia to suspend international flights from Sunday

Kingdom suspends international flights for two weeks

Last updated: March 14, 2020 | 10:26

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Planes preparing for take off at Riyadh King Khalid Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will suspend international flights for two weeks from Sunday to slow down the spread of the coronavirus, local media reported quoting the Ministry of Interior on Saturday.

On Friday, 24 new cases of COVID-19 infections were reported in the Kingdom, raising the total to 86.

Following are the updates so far:

The Kingdom has suspended travel to and from the entire European Union and 12 other countries in Asia and Africa.

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