The Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation has instructed airlines to update the entry mechanism and procedures for residents and visitors from countries they are allowed to come from and to reduce the quarantine period.

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And she said in a press statement that the unvaccinated person who has received one dose of the approved vaccines in the Kingdom must submit a negative (PCR) examination of a sample taken within 72 hours before leaving to the Kingdom at the highest rate, and that institutional quarantine procedures should be applied to him for a period of five days. And that a corona examination is conducted within 24 hours of arrival and another examination on the fifth day after arrival, and the period of institutional quarantine ends with the appearance of a negative result of the examination.

She explained that the person who has completed one of the vaccines not approved by the World Health Organization and not approved in the Kingdom, or completed one of the vaccines approved by the World Health Organization and not approved in the Kingdom, must submit a negative PCR examination of a sample taken within 72 hours before leaving to the Kingdom on The highest estimate, and that institutional quarantine procedures are applied to him for a period of five days, and that a corona examination is conducted within 24 hours of arrival and another examination on the fifth day after arrival, and the institutional quarantine period ends with the appearance of a negative result of the examination.

And it indicated that the non-vaccinated escorts under the age of eighteen years apply home quarantine procedures for a period of five days, provided that a corona examination (for those who have completed eight years and above) is conducted on the fifth day, and he is committed to applying all precautionary measures determined by the Ministry of Health. Provided that the procedures of institutional quarantine shall apply to non-vaccinated escorts who have completed eighteen years of age or older.

She said that this will take effect from today, Thursday, September 23, from 12 noon, noting that the home quarantine procedures for male and female citizens have been modified, so that non-vaccinated ones are subject to a home quarantine for a period of five days, and that a corona examination is conducted for them on the fifth day with Implementation of the precautionary measures specified by the Ministry of Health.