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Saudi Arabia detects second coronavirus case

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Updated 04 March 2020
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Saudi Arabia detects second coronavirus case

  • Patient had travelled to the Kingdom from Iran via Bahrain with the first case announced Monday
  • Health ministry says all those who have come into contact with him have been tested
Updated 04 March 2020
Arab News

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s health ministry announced on Wednesday a second case of coronavirus in the Kingdom. 

The patient is a Saudi citizen who came from Iran via Bahrain and did not disclose that he had visited the country where more than 92 people have died according to official figures. 

The citizen had accompanied the person who was reported on Monday as the first case of coronavirus in Saudi Arabia. 

The ministry said the patient is in quarantine in hospital and that all those who have come into contact with him have been tested for coronavirus. 

The ministry added that people can call 937 if they have any queries about the virus.

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New Saudi ambassador to UK presents credentials to Britain’s King Charles III

  • The ambassador’s predecessor, Prince Khalid bin Bandar, returned to the Kingdom last year after being appointed as an advisor at the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs in March 2025
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RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s new ambassador to the UK Prince Abdullah bin Khalid bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz presented his credentials to Britain’s King Charles III at St. James’s Palace in London on Tuesday, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

During the meeting, the ambassador conveyed the greetings of King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and their wishes for continued progress and prosperity for the British government and people.

King Charles III reciprocated by conveying his greetings and appreciation to the Saudi leadership, wishing the Kingdom and its people further progress and development.

The ambassador’s predecessor, Prince Khalid bin Bandar, returned to the Kingdom last year after being appointed as an advisor at the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs in March 2025.

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