Posted on 12/20/2020 9:52:03 PM PST by nickcarraway
Saudi Arabia on Sunday suspended all international passenger flights for one week in response to a new strain of the coronavirus.
Entry to the Kingdom through land and sea ports has also been suspended and this period may be extended by another week.
The decisions were made in response to the emergence of a potent new strain of the virus in the UK and other European countries.
Some flights will be allowed in exceptional circumstances, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
Anyone who has returned to the Kingdom from European countries or high risk countries after Dec. 8 is required to quarantine for two weeks from the date of their arrival.
They must also undergo a COVID-19 test during their self-isolation period and repeat the test every five days.
Anyone who has returned from or transited through a European or high risk country within the last three months must also undergo the test.
The movement of goods, commodities and supply chains from countries where the mutated virus has not appeared will continue as usual.
These travel restrictions will be reviewed in accordance with coronavirus related developments.
If reports of the “new strain” are true, that horse has already left the barn. This “news” has been out there for days.
We should. But we never banned flights from India. Filthy Indian H1Bs were more important than American lives, I guess.
The “new strain” is already here, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia so to speak. (We had cases here in January and February and we did not start to notice it until March.) So we should see it take off in a month or so.
Where is “here”?
USA. You can fly to London from NYC.
One week? That accomplishes what?
We had cases in the US in December.
According to Fox Business, yesterday it was reported that there are six flights per day to and from London into NYC.
We need a few days to separate truth from fiction about the "new strain" in SE England (including London), our airports should be closed as well while we figure it out.
Shouldn't take long.
Thank you.
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