Saudis to slap 3-year journey ban on residents flouting COVID-19 journey guidelines
Dubai: Saudi Arabia on Tuesday introduced a three-year journey ban for residents who journey to international locations on the crimson record, state press company SPA mentioned.
The Ministry of Inside warned Saudi residents towards travelling to international locations which were placed on the no-travel record lately as these international locations are at the moment witnessing a surge in circumstances of COVID-19 and its variants.
The red-list international locations embody the UAE, Libya, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, Iran, Turkey, Armenia, Ethiopia, Somalia, Congo, Afghanistan, Venezuela, Belarus, India and Vietnam.
An official supply on the ministry was quoted by SPA as saying: “Travelling to the banned international locations is an apparent violation of COVID-19 associated journey restrictions and the Kingdom’s up to date directions.”
The supply mentioned that there are reviews about residents travelling to the banned international locations the place journey is prohibited in violation of the directions issued by official authorities.
“Those that violate journey ban will probably be held accountability and slapped with heavy penalties,” the supply mentioned. He added that those that are discovered to have violated the directions could be banned from travelling overseas for 3 years.
The ministry known as on residents towards travelling instantly or not directly to the red-list international locations the place the pandemic has not but been managed and there’s a surge in circumstances of mutated strains of coronavirus.
It additionally urged residents to train warning and keep away from areas the place instability prevails or the virus is spreading, and take all precautionary measures no matter their vacation spot.
