Coronavirus: Saudi to fine travellers $133,000 for hiding health details

Saudi Arabia said on Monday that it would impose a fine of up to 500,000 riyals on people who do not disclose their health-related information and travel details at entry points.The kingdom on Sunday imposed a temporary lock-down on its eastern oil-producing province of Qatif, where the majority of the 15 individuals diagnosed with the disease reside.

Saudi Arabia suspended travel with nine countries including neighbouring Arab states on Monday and said that legal action would be taken against any citizen travelling to Iran, which reported 237 deaths from the virus on Monday. “All the travelers coming to the kingdom by international flights, managers and workers of other transportation means have to respect local and international health directives,” said a statement from the kingdom’s public prosecutor.A fine of up to 500,000 riyals will be imposed on people who do not comply, it said, adding that transport professionals will be held responsible for any fallout from their violations.

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Saudi seals off Shiite region, halts travel over coronavirus – Daily TrustSaudi Arabia on Sunday cordoned off an oil-rich Shiite stronghold, suspended air and sea travel to nine countries and closed schools and universities, in a series of measures to contain the fast-spreading coronavirus. The lockdown on Qatif, an eastern area that is home to around 500,000 people, is the first action of its kind across … This is a very misleading headline! try to very things before publishing please. I am leaving in this area, and that's not what happened or is happening. Only the city of Qatif is quarantined because all the 11 cases confirmed here are from the city. no other city is sealed!
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