Saudi Arabia extends all flight suspensions, workplace attendance

92 new corona cases in Saudi Arabia; 35 cases have recovered
92 new corona cases in Saudi Arabia; 35 cases have recovered

SaudiArabia has decided to extend the suspension of all domestic and internationalflights and workplace attendance until further notice, Saudi Press Agency (SPA)reported on Sunday quoting an official source in the Ministry of Interior.

"The Kingdom will be extending the suspension of workplace attendance in allgovernment agencies, except for those under the exempted sectors," the sourcesaid. Across the private sector, all workplace attendance has been suspendeduntil further notice as well.

According to the report, internaltravel within the Kingdom, including flights, bus, taxi and train activity, hasalso been suspended indefinitely, in a drive against the spread of thecoronavirus.

Saudi Arabia has taken several measures to combat the spread of the COVID-19since the outbreak of the disease first began earlier this year, with only fourdeaths being recorded so far.

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