Saudi Arabia Registers over 3,000 New Virus Cases

Gulf

June 24th, 6:27pm

Asharq Al-Awsat

A customer gets his temperature checked at a cafe in Saudi Arabia. (SPA)

Failure to adhere to social distancing measures at a wake in Saudi Arabia has led to the infection of five families with the novel coronavirus. A few of the relatives were in critical care, announced the Health Ministry in a daily briefing on the outbreak. It said 3,123 virus cases were registered on Wednesday, taking the Kingdom’s tally to 167,267. Recoveries reached 112,797 after 2,912 more people were declared virus-free. Forty-one fatalities were reported, taking the toll to 1,387.

from Asharq AL-awsat https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/2352451/saudi-arabia-registers-over-3000-new-virus-cases