The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced its first case of COVID-19.
That's according to a statement made by the Saudi Ministry of Health to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
The ministry confirmed that all the necessary laboratory tests and examinations were carried out, which was when the person tested positive for the virus.
Reports suggest that the passenger was coming from Iran and flew through the Kingdom of Bahrain before arriving at Saudi.
Landslide at Guinea landfill kills 30, government says
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Ukraine wants peace but won't give in, Zelenskyy says on Independence Day
Ukraine wants peace but will not just give in to Russia at any price, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday in a defiant speech marking Independence Day celebrations.
New Zealand to introduce bill banning social media for children under 16
New Zealand's coalition government will introduce a bill in parliament on Monday that seeks to ban children under 16 from using social media, and proposes fines of up to 10 per cent of a platform's global revenue for non-compliance.
Ukrainian drone attack kills three in Russia's Krasnodar, officials say
Three teenagers were killed and another eight people, including seven children, were wounded after drone debris hit a private childcare centre in southern Russia's Krasnodar region overnight, Russian officials said.
Coach carrying German high-school students crashes in Netherlands
A coach carrying high-school students from Germany crashed in the east of the Netherlands early on Monday, injuring eight people, who were taken to hospital, Dutch police said.
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