Saudi Arabia has extended flight bans to the European Union and other countries as the Kingdom announced 24 new cases overnight, bringing its total to 45.
In addition to the European Union, the Kingdom has banned travel from 12 other countries, extending an earlier ban on 19 countries, including neighboring Arab states.
The decision by Saudi Arabia was taken hours after U.S. President Donald Trump issued a similar measure for most of Europe. Stock markets around the world have crashed and oil is down another 7% after the surprise announcement from Trump.
Iran, the worst hit Middle Eastern nation, reportedly has around 9,000 confirmed cases and over 350 deaths, according to the AP.
