Saudi Arabia suspends entry for 20 countries, including India

Saudi Arabia on Feb 2, 2021, suspended entry for 20 countries, ranging from some neighbouring states to the United States, in a bid to curb a jump in coronavirus infections. The ban applies to neighbouring Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, and in the wider region, to Lebanon and Turkey. In Europe, the ban includes Britain, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Sweden and Switzerland. Elsewhere, as well as the US, it applies to Argentina, Brazil, Pakistan, India, Indonesia, Japan, Pakistan and South Africa.

Saudi citizens, as well as diplomats and health workers coming from those countries, will be allowed to enter the kingdom in accordance with the precautionary measures.