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Ministry of Health Issues 8 New Medical Licensing Centers

The Saudi Ministry of Health has taken a significant step forward by issuing new health licenses to eight medical centers. This move is part of a broader initiative aimed at expanding the number of medically licensed activities, thereby bolstering investment in the private health sector. Ministry’s Initiative The issuance of…

October 26, 2023

Health

Coronavirus vaccine: 98% of Saudi elderly are immunized

The Saudi Ministry of Health achieved high rates of immunizing the elderly (60 years old and over) with the coronavirus vaccine. The vaccination rates in Hafr Al-Batin reached 98%, Al-Ahsa 93%, Al-Qurayyat 93%, Bisha 86%, Riyadh 83%, the Eastern Province 80%, and Taif 80%. These percentages were achieved after vaccinating…

June 17, 2021

Health

Saudi Health Ministry denies the presence of black fungus cases

The Saudi Ministry of Health announced that there are no cases of black fungus in the Kingdom. Some people questioned if the disease is associated with the coronavirus, but many experts denied the theory. Meanwhile, the Covid-19 cases in the country are considered stable, and the government still is working…

May 24, 2021

Health

Saudi Arabia records decrease in daily Corona infections and deaths

The Saudi Ministry of Health announced on Saturday the registration of 163 infections and 8 new deaths from the Coronavirus, in a decline for both indicators compared with the data on Friday. The Ministry stated that the number of new infections with Covid-19 has increased in the country during the…

December 27, 2020

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Most prominent 2020 achievements of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

There were many achievements made by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the year 2020, considered among the great achievements that serve the citizens and residents within the Kingdom. Since the pledge of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Kingdom has witnessed many gigantic…

December 26, 2020

Saudi Arabia requires receiving a booster dose to enter the Two Holy Mosques

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Saudi Arabia: More than 10K people received vaccine against Corona

The number of people in Saudi Arabia who registered to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against Corona as of Wednesday reached more than half a million people, in the largest vaccination campaign against a virus carried out by the Kingdom throughout its history. The number of those who have received the…

December 24, 2020

Health

Saudi Arabia launches comprehensive ‘Sehhaty’ app to facilitate obtaining Corona vaccine

Following the approval of the Saudi Food and Drug Authority to “register the Pfizer-Biotech vaccine for the Coronavirus in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia after Pfizer submitted a request for approval for its registration, the Ministry of Health launched the “Sehhaty” app for citizens and residents to start registering and…

December 19, 2020

Unemployment rate in Saudi Arabia fell to 9.7% in 2022 Q2

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Saudi Arabia begins the largest vaccination campaign against Corona

Saudi Arabia began on Thursday the first phase of the Coronavirus vaccination campaign, targeting those over the age of 65 and workers in the most vulnerable professions, considering that the launch of the process is the beginning of a breakthrough in the pandemic crisis. On Thursday, direct footage showed Saudi…

December 17, 2020

Health

Saudi Arabia records the lowest corona virus cases since April

JEDDAH: Saudi Ministry of Health reported 323 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, taking the total number of infected to 339,267. Of the reported Sunday cases, 12 per cent were children, 85 per cent were adults, 3 per cent were elderly, while 42 per cent were female and 58 per…

October 13, 2020

Health

Saudi Minister of Health: No cases of corona virus were recorded

Saudi Health Minister, Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, confirmed on Sunday that no cases of corona virus have been recorded, pointing out that there are strict precautionary measures to prevent the arrival of the Corona virus in the Kingdom. He stressed that flights coming directly from China are listed, also travelers arriving from…

January 28, 2020

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