RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s embassy in China on Saturday urged its citizens in Wuhan to contact its emergency numbers urgently to facilitate evacuation from the city after an outbreak of coronavirus, which has killed 41 people in China.
Saudi nationals in Wuhan, the original source of the previously unknown 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), are being advised to call the following numbers in order to facilitate evacuation:
Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to China: 008618511178585
Head of the consular section: 008618500224844
Department for the affairs of Saudis: 008615011007558
Unified number for the affairs of Saudis abroad: 0096692003334
Millions of people traveling during the Lunar New Year holiday have fueled the spread of the outbreak nationwide and overseas after it began in the city of Wuhan in central China. The vast majority of infections and all of the deaths have been in mainland China, but fresh cases are popping up elsewhere.
Australia and Malaysia reported their first cases on Saturday, and Japan, its third. France confirmed three cases on Friday, the first in Europe, and the US identified its second, a woman in Chicago who had returned from China.
Wuhan, at the heart of the outbreak and whose 11 million residents are already on lockdown, banned most vehicle use, including private cars, in downtown areas starting on Sunday, state media reported.
Only authorized vehicles carrying supplies and for other needs would be permitted, the reports said.
Saudi Arabia urges nationals in Wuhan to contact embassy after coronavirus outbreak
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Saudi Arabia urges nationals in Wuhan to contact embassy after coronavirus outbreak
- Saudi nationals in Wuhan are being advised to call numbers provided in order to facilitate evacuation
- Millions of people traveling during the Lunar New Year holiday have fueled the spread of the outbreak nationwide and overseas after it began in the city of Wuhan
Crown prince speaks with regional, global leaders about Iranian aggression
- Calls came as several Gulf Arab states were targeted by Iranian missiles
- Also spoke with French president, Pakistani prime minister
RIYADH: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke to several regional leaders on the phone on Saturday, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The calls came as several Gulf Arab states were targeted by Iranian missiles after Tehran pledged to retaliate against strikes by the US and Israel that hit several cities in Iran in the early hours of Saturday.
The crown prince spoke with UAE president Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa, Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, and King Abdullah II of Jordan.
The crown prince affirmed the Kingdom’s full solidarity with, and support for, their nations and stressed “Saudi Arabia’s readiness to mobilize all its resources to assist them in responding to the brutal Iranian attacks they suffered, which undermine the region’s security and stability,” the SPA added.
He also received a call from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, SPA reported.
They reviewed the impact of the ongoing escalation, with the Egyptian leader affirming Egypt’s solidarity with the Kingdom and backing for the steps it has taken to defend its sovereignty and maintain regional stability.
Prince Mohammed also received a call from French President Emmanuel Macron, during which he reiterated Saudi Arabia’s condemnation of the Iranian rocket attacks targeting the Kingdom and neighboring states, affirming that all necessary measures are being taken to defend its territory and support sisterly countries in safeguarding their sovereignty and security.
In a separate call, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed his country’s solidarity with Saudi Arabia and support for the measures it is taking to protect its sovereignty, security and stability in response to the Iranian attacks, SPA added.
