COVID-19: Saudi Arabia bans travel to and from India, Kuwait airport shut

COVID-19: Saudi Arabia bans travel to and from India, Kuwait airport shut

Saudi Arabia has put a brief prohibition on movement to and from various nations, including India, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The legislature of Saudi Arabia on Thursday reported that the brief travel boycott will be reached out to its residents and ostracizes. 

As indicated by Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the official news organization of Saudi Arabia, its administration has suspended flights to and from India, the part nations of European Union, Switzerland, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Sudan, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Eritrea, Kenya, Djibouti and Somalia. 

As per SPA, residents, ostracizes and outsiders who were in these above rundown of nations 14 days before their flight to Saudi Arabia will likewise not be permitted to enter. 

Be that as it may, Indian and Philippines nationals who are filling in as wellbeing experts in Saudi Arabia have been excluded from this transitory boycott, in spite of the fact that they should play it safe. Clearing, dispatching and exchange trips, as well, have been excluded from the choice. 

Refering to an authority from the Interior Ministry, the state news office announced that the residents and those with legitimate residency have 72 hours to come back to Saudi Arabia, "before the movement suspension choice gets viable". 

This comes after the World Health Organization (WHO) proclaimed the coronavirus malady or COVID-19 as a pandemic — the worldwide spread of another infection. Saudi Arabia has detailed 45 affirmed instances of coronavirus up until now, with 21 new cases being accounted for early Wednesday. 

The Ministry of Interior had additionally suspended travel of its residents and occupants to Oman, France, Germany, Turkey and Spain. 

On March 9, Saudi Arabian Airlines (SAUDIA), which is the national transporter carrier of the nation, incidentally suspended flights to/from the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Lebanon, Egypt and Italy. The carrier had said that the current booking to these goals will be dropped and discounted without punishment. The aircrafts will proceed with flight activities from the Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris till March 13. 

In the mean time, Kuwait International Airport has suspended all business flight tasks considering the COVD-19 episode. Starting at now, the suspension is uncertain. 

On March 8, Qatar incidentally suspended travel from a few nations, including India, Iran, South Korea, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria and Thailand, from March 9. Qatar Airways additionally suspended trip to and from Italy, which has been seriously influenced by coronavirus. 

The Ministry, in an announcement, had said that "the choice influences all people expecting to enter from these nations, including visas upon appearance, those with a habitation or work grant, and transitory guests".