COVID-19’s case load in Saudi Arabia is below 1000; critical cases and deaths have stopped rising
On Tuesday, 952 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the previous 24 hours, keeping the overall number of new infections under 1,000 for the day. COVID instances in Saudi Arabia had been ranging between 500 and 600 before recently surpassing the most recent peak of around 600. According to...
Read moreCOVID-19 cases are at their highest level in months in Saudi Arabia
On Monday, Saudi Arabia announced 967 new COVID-19 cases, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the Saudi kingdom to 772,269, the highest daily case figure in months. On February 19, 2022, the Health Ministry of Saudi Arabia recorded 997 instances of COVID-19. In terms of the overall number...
Read moreSaudi citizens will have access to medical services via the National Health Insurance Center
All Ministry of Health (MoH) employees and staff involved in healthcare delivery at any level will be transferred to the proposed Health Holding Company or one of its subsidiaries. The Minister of Health, Fahd Al-Jalajel, stated that King Salman’s backing for the Cabinet resolution to establish the Health Holding Company...
Read moreTotal of 775 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Saudi Arabia, with two deaths
The Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia confirmed 775 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday. As a result of this, the total number of cases reported in the United Kingdom throughout the outbreak reached 769,423. In addition, two more COVID-19-related deaths have been reported, bringing the total number of deaths...
Read moreCovid test is now mandatory for Hajj pilgrims in Saudi Arabia
To perform the Hajj in Saudi Arabia, pilgrims from all over the world must pass a COVID test at least 72 hours before leaving their home countries, according to the Saudi Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). A new set of instructions has been published in light of recent changes to...
Read moreIn Saudi Arabia, CHI imposes 14 penalties on insurance companies
The council’s spokesman, Nasser Al-Juhani, stated that the council works to remove any hurdles through the regulatory procedures outlined in the council’s laws. According to the Council of Health Insurance, the committee in charge of examining violations of cooperative health insurance regulations levied 14 penalties totaling SR2,719,100 ($725,000) on several...
Read moreSFDA’s CEO stated that fourth dose of the Covid-19 vaccination is being monitored
Dr. Hisham Bin Saad Aljadhey, chief executive officer of the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA), has highlighted that the Ministry of Health is monitoring the health of the community to evaluate if the fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccines is necessary. During an interview with the Saudi Channel, Aljadhey discussed...
Read moreSaudi Arabia Health Ministry reports 467 new cases of COVID-19, and two deaths
On Sunday, the Saudi Ministry of Health verified 467 new cases of COVID-19. As a result, there were 763,042 cases in the kingdom during the pandemic. The deaths of two further victims have also been confirmed by officials, bringing the total number of COVID-19 fatalities to 9,130. There were 133...
Read morePresence of Monkeypox cases raises concern about Baboons in Saudi Arabia
The disease has not been detected in the Saudi Kingdom, which is primarily impacted in Europe. As the world prepares for a monkeypox pandemic, actors in Saudi Arabia have urged authorities to strictly limit the expanding population of baboons in specified places. The virus has been reported in over two...
Read moreSaudi Arabia Health Ministry reports no cases of Monkeypox
On Monday, US Central Command Chief General Michael Kurilla met with Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Minister, Prince Khalid bin Salman, to discuss Middle East issues. “We talked about regional difficulties and the importance of cooperating to ensure regional and global stability, ” Prince Khalid wrote on Twitter. As part of his...
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