Arab News, Thursday, Oct 7, 2021 | Rabi Al-Awwal 1, 1443
Saudi Arabia further eases travel restrictions
Saudi Arabia:
An official source at the
Ministry of Interior stated that in light of the efforts made by the Saudi
government to limit the spread of COVID-19, and based on what was submitted by
health authorities in the Kingdom, it has been decided to allow travelers who
were previously required to spend 14 days outside certain countries before
entering the Kingdom to directly fly in.
This applies to the following categories, provided
that they abide by the institutional quarantine and take the vaccine during the
quarantine: faculty members and their counterparts in universities, colleges and
institutes; teachers in public schools; the training body in the Technical and
Vocational Training Corporation and training institutes; scholarship students.
Those who have received one dose or all doses of
the vaccine inside the Kingdom are excluded from institutional quarantine,
provided that this includes the companions of those groups and their families
and workers in the public and private sectors.
It has also been decided to lift the suspension of
travel for citizens under the age of 18 to Bahrain, conditional on the
previously announced requirements.
The source stressed the need for everyone to
adhere to precautionary and preventive measures.
The source said that all precautionary and
preventive measures for travel are subject to continuous evaluation by the
Public Health Authority.