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- Kuwait says it will open land and sea borders from Jan. 2
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Monday said it was extending a ban on entry to the Kingdom by air, land and sea for another week.
In a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the Ministry of Interior said the decision was a precautionary measure against the spread of the new variant of COVID-19, which had been detected in a number of countries.
Exceptional cases would be exempted from the entry ban, and non-Saudi citizens are allowed to leave the Kingdom, the statement said.
It added that the ministry is assessing the current situation and suspension of travel could be further extended, if necessary.
Meanwhile, Kuwait on Monday announced that it will resume flights into the country from Jan. 2.
The Council of Ministers said land and sea borders will open from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. and the decision will be reviewed according to developments regarding the spread of the coronavirus
The new strain of the virus emerged earlier this month in Britain and has already reached several countries around the world, including the Middle East.
On Sunday, Jordan confirmed two cases of the particularly infectious coronavirus variant in a man and his wife who had arrived from Britain.
Lebanon earlier announced on Friday that it detected its first case of the new variant on a flight arriving from London.
More than 50 countries had imposed travel restrictions on Britain as a result of the new virus.
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