JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia has launched a health probe after reporting the country’s first positive case of the omicron COVID-19 variant. The Kingdom joined more than 21 other nations in recording an omicron infection after a Saudi national who flew in on a passenger plane from a north African country tested positive. The individual was placed in isolation, along with a number of
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia confirmed two new COVID-19 related deaths on Tuesday, raising the total number of fatalities to 8,767. The Ministry of Health confirmed 49 new cases reported in the Kingdom in the previous 24 hours, meaning 548,018 people have now contracted the disease. Of the total number of cases, 90 remain in critical condition. According to the ministry, the highest
JEDDAH: As the world reels from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, some people in Saudi Arabia still believe in conspiracy theories surrounding vaccines and have opted against receiving one. For more than a year now, conspiracy theories have circulated, contributing to vaccine hesitancy, despite the best efforts by authorities to debunk them. Citing supposed efficiency and