Saudi Arabia on Tuesday announced that it has imposed an entry ban on citizens of 20 countries, with the exception of diplomats, Saudi citizens, medical practitioners, and their families.
The move, which was meant to curb the spread of the COVID-19 affected citizens of the United Arab Emirates.
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Surprisingly, Africa’s most populous country – Nigeria was not on the ban list, which takes effect from Wednesday 3 February.
The affected countries are: UAE, Egypt, Lebanon, Turkey, United States, Britain, Germany, France, Italy, and Ireland.
Others are Portugal, Switzerland, Sweden, Brazil, Argentina, South Africa, India, Indonesia, Pakistan and Japan.
AFRICA DAILY NEWS, NEW YORK
