india: Saudi lifts suspension of direct entry for travellers from six countries, including India

Saudi Arabia has introduced that it’s going to elevate a journey ban on expats from six nations together with India and Pakistan that was launched to comprise the unfold of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The directives will enable direct entry of totally vaccinated expatriates with out the necessity to spend 14 days in transit outdoors their nations earlier than coming into the Kingdom, Arab Information reported.

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Inside issued the directive saying that modifications will begin at 1 am on December 1.

The English-language newspaper mentioned that expats arriving from these nations should spend 5 days in quarantine no matter their vaccination standing outdoors the Kingdom.

Earlier in February, the direct entry ban was imposed as a consequence of a worldwide spike in COVID-19 instances.

The ban coated Lebanon, UAE, Egypt, Turkey, the US, Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Eire, Portugal, Switzerland, Sweden, Brazil, Argentina, Pakistan, South Africa, India, Indonesia and Japan.

The journey ban additionally utilized to travellers who transited by means of any of the 20 nations within the 14 days earlier than a deliberate go to to the nation.