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COVID-19: Saudi Arabia announces 2,238 new coronavirus cases, 34 deaths
Saudi Arabia has reported 2,238 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of infected people in the Kingdom to 260,394. Thirty- four people have died due to complications caused by COVID-19, pushing the mortality tally to 2,635, the
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Makkah Grand Mosque to remain closed during Eid Al-Adha to stop virus spread
The safety of pilgrims had been the top priority in preparing for this year’s Hajj, Saudi security officials said on Tuesday. Announcing the completion of the first stage of planning for the annual religious gathering, the commander
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Saudi Arabia records 37 new COVID-19 deaths
Saudi Arabia recorded 2,429 new COVID-19 cases and 37 new deaths on Monday, the health ministry said. The country’s total number of infections now stands at 253,349, it added. The new deaths from COVID-19 take the country’s
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Russian coronavirus vaccine trials to be held in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is set to play a key role in the development of a Russian COVID-19 vaccine that produced promising results in the first phase of human
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Saudi Health Ministry offers COVID-19 tips for dealing with elderly
Tips on how to protect vulnerable elderly people from contracting the potentially deadly coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been shared online by
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Saudi Arabia’s daily virus count stabilizing
The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and critical care admissions in Saudi Arabia saw a slight decrease on Tuesday,
Read MoreSaudi Arabia records lowest daily COVID-19 death rate for two weeks
Saudi Arabia on Monday reported its lowest daily death toll from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in two weeks, with 20 people dying from the virus in the past 24 hours. The Kingdom’s daily new case figure also continued to drop from
Read MoreHigh-tech social distancing project at Riyadh airport
Riyadh Airports Co. (RAC) has launched an “interactive analysis” project to monitor social distancing at King Khalid International Airport. RAC bills the project as the first of its kind in Middle Eastern airports. It uses artificial
Read MoreSaudi Arabia conducts 60k PCR tests daily in fight against COVID-19
Saudi health authorities are conducting 60,000 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests daily in a bid to check the spread of COVID-19, Health Ministry spokesman Dr. Mohammed Al-Abd Al-Aly said at a press briefing on Tuesday. So far, over 2
Read MoreSaudi Arabia’s overall coronavirus deaths surpass 2000
Saudi Arabia’s overall coronavirus deaths passed 2,000 on Tuesday as another 49 patients died due to the deadly virus on Tuesday. The Kingdom’s death toll now stands at 2,017. According to the Ministry of Health, as many as
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