Riyadh Saudi Arabia, First Published Mar 4, 2022, 11:02 PM IST
Riyadh: Covid spread is declining in Saudi Arabia. Kovid confirmed 363 new cases. Of the current patients, 559 have recovered. One death has been confirmed to have been caused by Kovid, the health ministry said. The total number of cases reported so far in the country is 7,46,836. The total number of cases rose to 7,26,351. The total death toll rose to 9,005.
Of the patients, 11,480 are under treatment. Of these, 461 are in critical condition. They are in the intensive care unit of various hospitals across the country. The condition of the rest is satisfactory. The country’s covid liberation rate was 97.22 percent and the death rate was 1.20 percent. 56,117 RT-PCR tests were performed within 24 hours. New Kovid cases were reported in various parts of the country, including Riyadh 105, Jeddah 35, Dammam 23, Madinah 16, Makkah 15, Ta’if 13, Hufuf 13 and Abha 12. The country has so far vaccinated 61,258,397 doses of the vaccine. Of these, 26,006,594 were the first dose, 24,261,429 were the second dose and 1,09,77,708 were the booster dose.
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Riyadh: Saudi Arabia announces readiness for mediation between Russia and Ukraine. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, has said in a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky last night that the two sides were involved in the clashes.
Mohammed bin Salman has said that Saudi Arabia will support efforts to find a political solution to end the crisis and achieve security and stability, Saudi Arabia’s official news agency reported. Mohammed bin Salman has told President Selensky that visas for Ukrainian visitors, tourists and workers in Saudi Arabia will be extended by three months.
‘Multiple re-entry visa’ renewed in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: Multiple rental Visit Visas, which allow foreigners to come and go more frequently in Saudi Arabia, have been renewed through the Absher portal, the online portal of the Saudi passport. In recent days, there have been some technical glitches in renewing such visas online. Once this was resolved, visas were renewed.
Those arriving in Saudi Arabia with a multiple re-entry visit visa valid for up to two years have the option of renewing the visa every three months for the next three months. The visa was renewed through their Abshir account following paying an insurance fee of 100 riyals. But in the last few days, it has been hampered. That’s it.
Last Updated Mar 4, 2022, 11:02 PM IST
