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RIYADH, March 12 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has prolonged flight and journey bans over coronavirus fears to incorporate the European Union and 12 different international locations after saying 24 new instances in a single day to carry its whole to 45, state media reported on Thursday.
Residents and residents within the affected jurisdictions have 72 hours to return to the dominion, state information company SPA mentioned, citing an official supply on the Inside Ministry.
Passenger site visitors via all land crossings with Jordan was additionally suspended, whereas business and cargo site visitors continues to be allowed.
The dominion had already banned journey to some 19 international locations, together with neighbouring Arab states, and mentioned it will impose a wonderful of as much as 500,000 riyals ($133,000) on individuals who didn’t disclose well being data and journey particulars at entry factors.
Different preventive measures embody locking down the oil-producing area of Qatif, the place lots of its instances are…