Saudi Arabia: The Ministry of Interior has reportedly warned Saudi citizens against travelling to countries that have been put on the no-travel list of late as these countries are at present undergoing a surge in cases of Covid-19 and its new variants.  In a statement issued by the Saudi Press Agency on Tuesday, an official source at the ministry said that travelling to the prohibited countries is an explicit violation of the announced instructions, the Saudi Gazette reported.

The Ministry of Interior in the statement called on citizens against travelling directly or indirectly to countries where the pandemic has not yet been controlled and there are cases of mutated strains. It also urged citizens to exercise caution and stay away from areas where instability prevails or the virus is spreading, and take all precautionary measures regardless of their destination.

The source information reads that there are reports about citizens travelling to the countries where travel is prohibited in violation of the instructions issued by the official authorities, warning that such deception, if proven, warrants legal accountability and heavy penalties. He added that those who are found to have violated the instructions would be banned from travelling abroad for 3 years.

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