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Saudi Arabia announced 92 new cases of coronavirus on Friday, meaning the total number in the Kingdom has reached more than 1,100.(Reuters/File)
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Updated 28 March 2020
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Number of coronavirus cases in Saudi Arabia rises above 1,100

  • Of the total cases, there have been 35 recoveries
Updated 28 March 2020
Arab News

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia announced 92 new cases of coronavirus on Friday, meaning the total number in the Kingdom has reached more than 1,100.

Of the 1,104 total cases, there have been 35 recoveries and three mortalities in Saudi Arabia, the Ministry of Health said.

King Salman chaired an extraordinary virtual summit with G20 leaders on Thursday to coordinate the global response to the virus pandemic.

The king also extended a curfew in effect in Saudi Arabia’s cities of Riyadh, Makkah and Madinah to run from 3 p.m. Movement across the Kingdom was banned from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m earlier this week.

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RIYADH: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan received Omani Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad bin Hamoud Al-Busaidi in Riyadh on Wednesday.

During the meeting, the two sides reviewed the strong fraternal relations between Saudi Arabia and Oman and discussed ways to further enhance cooperation across various fields.

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