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Saudi Arabia ends entry ban, keeps some coronavirus restrictions -state news agency

CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia said that entry to the kingdom by sea land and air will be resumed starting Sunday after a ban that lasted two weeks amid fears of a new coronavirus variant, the state news agency reported on Sunday.

A ministry of interior official said that some restrictions including asking people coming from countries where the new variant spread such as the UK, South Africa and any others, to stay at least 14 days out of these countries before entering the kingdom.

Reporting by Alaa Swilam; editing by Grant McCool

IMAGE: A traveller wearing a protective face mask wheels his bags at Riyadh International Airport, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 31, 2020. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri

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