RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's health ministry recorded 17 new deaths and 381 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Monday.
The new virus cases bring the total number of patients who contracted the disease to 348,037. These include 7,928 active cases undergoing treatment. Among them are 755 critical cases, while the health condition of the rest is stable.
The new deaths put the total number of fatalities at 5,437.
It also said 436 cases have recovered from the disease, raising the total number of recoveries to 334,672.
On the other hand, 53,819 new laboratory tests were conducted, in the last 24-hour, across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Saudi foreign minister and Palestinian prime minister discuss Gaza in Davos
- Prince Faisal bin Farhan and Mohammed Mustafa hold talks while attending the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting
LONDON: Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, and the Palestinian prime minister, Mohammed Mustafa, on Tuesday discussed the latest developments in Gaza.
During their meeting, which took place at the annual gathering of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, they also reviewed bilateral relations and cooperation, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
Other Saudi officials present at the meeting included the Kingdom’s ambassador to Switzerland, Abdulrahman Al-Dawood; the director general of the Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Waleed Al-Ismail; and Mohammed Alyahya, an advisor to the foreign minister.
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