Saudi Arabia Bans 16 Countries: The number of daily cases of corona in Saudi Arabia has increased rapidly in the last few weeks. Given this, Saudi Arabia has banned the travel of its citizens to 16 countries including India.
On the other hand, the 16 countries on which Saudi Arabia has imposed sanctions include Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Yemen, Somalia, Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Libya, Indonesia, Vietnam, Armenia, Belarus and Venezuela apart from India.
In addition, the Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia informed the people of its country that there are currently zero monkeypox cases in the country. Saudi Arabia's Deputy Health Minister Abdullah Asiri has said that the country can monitor and search for any suspected corona cases and is ready to fight the infection if any new cases emerge.
He said that as of now, the cases of corona among humans are very limited, and hence the chances of any outbreak from it are very less. Even in countries where cases have been detected, cases are limited.
Meanwhile, the World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed 80 cases of monkeypox in 11 countries and said they are working to better understand the extent of the outbreak and its cause. In a statement issued on Friday, the WHO said the virus is endemic in certain animal populations in many countries, causing occasional outbreaks among locals and travellers.
On Monday, 2,022 new cases were reported in India in the last 24 hours. During this, 2,099 patients were cured and 46 people died. At present, a total of 14,832 cases are active in the country. The daily positivity rate is 0.69%. Earlier on Sunday, with the arrival of 2,226 new cases of COVID-19, the total number of infection cases reached 4,31,36,371.