Intervention Categories: International travel measures; Repatriation of nationals
Level of Jurisdiction: National
Overview: King Salman Bin Abdulaziz directed to enable the return of Saudi citizens home, should they wish to do so.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs launched an e-service to allow citizens stranded abroad to request return, the service will prioritize people who are stranded in countries most affected with COVID-19, elederly and women are pregnant.
The service will be active for 5 days. Once the citizens return to Saudi, they will be placed in quarantine for a period of 14 days.
Full details here: https://www.my.gov.sa/wps/portal/snp/pages/news/newsDetails/CONT-news-060420201