On Saturday, Saudi Arabia reported 429 new coronavirus cases and seven deaths, bringing the total cases to 4462 cases and 59 deaths, according to the Health Ministry.
In a statement, the ministry reported the registration of 41 coronavirus recoveries, bringing the total number to 761.
It added that most of the cases are in stable condition, while 67 remains on critical condition and being treated in Intensive Care Units.
It is noteworthy that the Custodian of the two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has ordered on Sunday the extension of a nationwide curfew until further notice to contain the widespread of the new coronavirus (COVID-19), according to a statement by the interior ministry.
Several world countries have tightened restrictions on movement and travel, with the aim of curbing the spread of the Coronavirus, and some have pledged billions of dollars in economic stimulus programs to reduce the economic repercussions of the crisis.
It is worth mentioning that, more cases of the virus, which causes respiratory disease COVID-19, continue to emerge, with outbreaks in South Korea, Italy, and Iran.
People across the globe partake in self-isolation for 14 days as an effective precautionary measure to protect those around them and themselves from contracting COVID-19.
Transmission of virus between humans happens when someone comes into contact with an infected person’s secretions, such as droplets in a cough.
It can also be transmitted by coming into contact with something an infected person has touched and then touching your mouth, nose or eyes.
The global death toll of new coronavirus “COVID-19” is dramatically increasing, hitting 70,344.
Meanwhile the number of coronavirus confirmed cases registered one million and 285 thousand and 285 cases globally.
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