Saudi Arabia postpones end of travel and port restrictions to May 17

Health minister says deliveries of Covid-19 vaccines are being delayed

RIYADH:

Saudi Arabia has postponed the end of a ban on travel for its citizens and the reopening of its ports from March 31 to May 17, the Saudi state news agency SPA said on Friday, citing an interior ministry official.

The health minister has said that deliveries of Covid-19 vaccines are being delayed.

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وزارة الداخلية تعلن عن تعديل موعد رفع تعليق السفر للمواطنين وفتح المنافذ البرية والبحرية والجوية بشكل كامل ليكون اعتباراً من الساعة الواحدة صباحاً من يوم الاثنين 5 / 10 / 1442هـ الموافق 17 / 5 / 2021 م بدلاً من 18 / 8 / 1442هـ الموافق 31 / 3 / 2021م.#واس_عام

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Saudi Arabia had resumed entry to the kingdom by sea, land and air on January 3 after a two-week ban.

A ministry of interior official had said that some restrictions including asking people coming from countries where the new variant spread such as the UK, South Africa and any others, to stay at least 14 days out of these countries before entering the kingdom.