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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 trials. The monthlong trial on 38 people ended this week, and a 100-person Phase II trial is under
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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 Saudi health officials. Announcing 2,671 new cases of the virus in the Kingdom and 42 deaths, the
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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,
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Saudi 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
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High-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
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
Read MoreCOVID-19 recovery rate for children with chronic illness equal to healthy peers
The Saudi Health Ministry has said that children make up the smallest percentage of confirmed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the Kingdom, and that there is no difference in the recovery rate between healthy and chronically ill
Read MoreHospitals urged to partake in COVID-19 studies
The King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (KAIMRC) has urged all Saudi hospitals to take part in clinical studies accredited by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority to find treatments for COVID-19. KAIMRC is conducting
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