Saudi Arabia announced on Saturday that land crossing withthe United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait and Bahrain will belimited to commercial trucks only and arrivals from the three countries aretemporarily restricted to entry through airports, as part of the Kingdom'sefforts to combat the spread of the coronavirus, state news agency SPAreported.
An official source at the Ministry of Interior statedthat as per the recommendations of the health authorities in Saudi Arabia, thegovernment decided to temporarily restrict entry to the Kingdom for travelersfrom the UAE, Kuwait and Bahrain to the following airports only: King KhalidInternational Airport in Riyadh, King Abdulaziz International Airport inJeddah, and King Fahd International Airport in Dammam.
Only commercial trucks will be allowed entry to the countrythrough land border crossings.
The ministry of health will take all the necessaryprecautions at the aforementioned airports and the procedures will also applyto the truck drivers and their companions.
"All those who wish to come to the Kingdom using a new visaor a pre-existing valid visa from any country where there is risk of the spreadof the coronavirus as determined by the Saudi health authorities is required topresent a PCR lab test certificate proving that the individual is coronavirus-free.This applies to anyone who resided in those countries within a time frame of 14days prior to entering the Kingdom," SPA cited the official as saying.
"All airlines must ensure that the authenticity of the labtest and ensure that they were issued within 24 hours prior to the passengerboarding the plane."
