Entry to Saudi Arabia by sea, land, and air will resume from Sunday, 3rd January, at 11 am, following a two-week entry ban over fears of a new coronavirus variant, the Saudi Press Agency, SPA, reported.
In a statement, the Ministry of Interior said that non-citizens entering from the UK, South Africa, or any other countries where the new variant spread, will require to stay at least 14 days out of these countries before entering the Kingdom.
Meanwhile, citizens with “humanitarian and urgent cases” will be allowed to enter Saudi but will be required to quarantine in their homes for 14 days and undergo PCR testing.
Travelers coming from countries in which they registered some cases of the strain will require quarantining in their homes under observance for 7 days, with a PCR test taken before the end of the quarantine period on day 6.
We give all travelers arriving from the rest of the world a choice of undergoing a 7-day home quarantine or a 3-day home quarantine with a mandatory PCR test.
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