Three Gulf states - Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Oman - are closing their land and sea borders and suspending commercial flights over fears about a new strain of COVID-19.
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00:00Three Gulf states, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Oman, are closing their land and sea borders
00:06and suspending commercial flights over fears about a new strain of COVID-19.
00:10Saudi Arabia shut its land and sea borders on Sunday, December 20, and suspended international
00:16commercial flights for a renewable week although foreign flights already in the country can
00:22leave.
00:23The measures do not apply to the movement of goods from countries where the new COVID-19
00:27strain has not appeared.
00:28Kuwait has suspended all commercial flights and closed its land and sea borders from 11
00:33pm on Monday, 21 December until January 1.
00:37Cargo operations will continue.
00:39In Oman, land, air and sea borders will be shut for one week starting Tuesday, December
00:4422.
00:45The decision was taken by the Supreme Committee tasked with tackling COVID-19, which decided
00:50to temporarily ban entry and exit from the country through its land, sea and air borders
00:55for one week.
00:56These decisions were made in efforts to stem the spread of the mutated virus and to protect
01:01the public.
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