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Saudi Arabia health officials dismiss cash for COVID-19 video rumors
Health officials in Saudi Arabia’s Asir region have dismissed claims that patients who recovered from COVID-19 received money from the government. A video circulating on social media showed a man emptying a bag with the Asir health
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Saudi minister chairs virtual news agency forum
The Kingdom’s acting media minister, Majid Al-Qasabi, on Saturday chaired a virtual forum about the role of news agencies in supporting anti-coronavirus efforts, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Al-Qasabi is chairman of the executive
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Saudi Arabia's Health Ministry triples daily COVID-19 tests
The Saudi Health Ministry has tripled the daily number of COVID-19 tests, which explains the increase in confirmed cases in the Kingdom, said Health Minister Tawfiq Al-Rabiah. “This will allow us to discover as many cases as
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80% of grocery stores shift to e-payments in Saudi Arabia
The field supervision teams of the Ministry of Commerce have carried out 9,677 inspections across the Kingdom within a week to verify that grocery
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Saudi technology commission holds dialogue session for World Telecommunication day
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) celebrated World Telecommunication and Information Society Day with the participation of the Saudi
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Saudi Arabia reports 2,736 new cases, conducts up to 18,000 tests daily
Saudi Arabia reported 2,736 new coronavirus cases as the Kingdom intensifies its testing capabilities to provide between 15,000 and 18,000 tests a
Read MoreSaudi Arabia plans to double its testing program to 36,000 tests daily
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health is planning to double its coronavirus testing program to conduct up to 36,000 COVID-19 tests daily, the spokesman Mohammed al-Abd al-Ali said on Sunday. The Kingdom currently conducts between 15,000 to
Read MoreNational Bank of Oman reported a 21 percent drop
National Bank of Oman reported a 21 per cent drop in its first-quarter net profit as operating income fell amid the coronavirus pandemic. Net profit for the three months ending March 31 declined to 9.8 million Omani rials (Dh93.60m), the lender
Read More157 new coronavirus cases reported in Oman
The Ministry of Health has registered 157 new coronavirus cases in Oman on Sunday. Among those, 76 new cases were of expats and 81 of Omanis. The total cases in the country has now touched 5186, including 1465 recoveries and 22 deaths,
Read MoreSaudi Arabia reports 2,840 new cases, 10 deaths
Saudi Arabia Saturday reported 2,840 new coronavirus infections across several cities, raising the total to 52,016, according to a health ministry spokesman. Despite the high number of cases, recovery numbers have been increasing as well.
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