Eid Al Fitr 2021: Full list of Covid restrictions in GCC countries
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Several countries have announced new regulations for the holiday due to Covid.
In accordance with the Covid situation they face, several GCC countries have issued decisive guidelines to maintain public health during Eid Al Fitr this year. Oman
The country on Sunday announced that it would be cancelling Eid prayers, Eid souqs and gatherings of any kind in public places including beaches and parks during the Eid Al Fitr holidays. This also includes a ban on family gatherings and any kind of mass celebrations during Eid.
NEW DELHI: Reeling from a devastating wave of coronavirus cases, India has taken delivery of about 80 metric tons of oxygen from Saudi Arabia to help alleviate a critical shortage of the emergency gas.
Images of the first consignment of cryogenic tanks and medical-grade oxygen cylinders destined for an Indian port prompted an outpouring of gratitude and relief on Indian social media.
The acute shortage of oxygen in India underlines the severity of the coronavirus crisis ravaging the world’s second most populous country. Fragile supply chains have failed to keep pace with surging demand, piling pressure on health systems, crematoriums and the federal government.
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Published January 20, 2021, 6:39 PM
Philippine Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Adnan Alonto on Wednesday disclosed that he has already received his second dose of COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) vaccine in a designated vaccination center in Riyadh.
The 62-year-old envoy and his wife were first inoculated with the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine on December 29, 2020, several days after the Saudi government announced a three-phased vaccination program.
On the priority list at the first stage of the program are people over 65 years old, as well as those with chronic ailments or at a high risk of infection. On the second stage are those 50 years old and above.
Everyone else will be vaccinated in the third stage, according to reports quoting the Kingdom’s Ministry of Health. Saudi Arabia has a population of more than 34 million.