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Saudi Arabia has decided to extend coronavirus lockdown restrictions for an additional 20 days on entertainment venues, gatherings and dining in restaurants in an effort to prevent the spread of Covid-19 restrictions.
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122 Views | the publication reaches you by | Saudi Arabia TodayCinemas and indoor sports centres will be closed, and gatherings will be banned.
Earlier this month, Saudi Arabia suspended entry into the kingdom from 20 countries. The ban applied to neighbouring United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Lebanon and Turkey.
It also included Britain, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Sweden and Switzerland.
The ban also applied to the US, Argentina, Brazil, Pakistan, India, Indonesia, Japan, Pakistan and South Africa.
The only people able to enter the kingdom are Saudi citizens, diplomats and medical practitioners and their families, Reuters reported.
Saudi Arabia has reported nearly 369,000 coronavirus cases and almost 6,400 deaths, the highest among Gulf Arab states.
Daily infections dipped below 100 in early January, from a peak of nearly 5,000 last June. However, new daily infections have tripled since then, with 306 cases reported by the health ministry on Wednesday.
Saudi Arabia launched its coronavirus vaccination campaign on December 17 after receiving the first shipment of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
The health ministry said the programme would roll out in three phases, starting with people over 65 and those with chronic ailments, or who are at high risk of infection.
But last month the ministry said it was forced to slow the rollout due to a delay in vaccine deliveries.
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The Arab states of the Persian Gulf are the seven Arab states which border the Persian Gulf, namely Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).This excludes the non-Arab state of Iran. All of these nations except Iraq are part of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
