The kingdom is resuming some activities while parts of Mena reinstate closures to contain the pandemic
The number of Covid-19 cases in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region crossed 5,851,544 on 8 March, according to Worldometers data collated by MEED.
Countries in the GCC account for 24.4 per cent (1,429,207) of all regional cases, and Iran’s 1,689,692 confirmed infections make up 28.9 per cent of the regional 5.8 million infections.
Since 1 March, 195,638 new Covid-19 cases have been detected in 17 Mena countries tracked by MEED.
Week-on-week case growth has slowed in Saudi Arabia, which has reported 379,831 Covid-19 cases to date, with 6,528 deaths and 2,689 active cases.