Riyadh Saudi Arabia, First Published Dec 1, 2021, 10:24 PM IST
Riyadh: Covid 19 has been confirmed for 34 new recruits in Saudi Arabia. Another death was reported due to Kovid infection. Of the current patients, 26 have recovered. A total of 31,538,438 PCR tests were conducted in the country. The total number of reported cases was 549,786. Of these, 538,939 recovered. A total of 8,837 people died.
Currently, 2,010 people are in treatment. Of these, 39 are in critical condition. They are in the intensive care unit of various hospitals across the country. The condition of the rest is satisfactory. The country’s covid liberation rate remains at 98 percent and the death rate at 1.6 percent. So far 47,449,878 doses of the vaccine have been injected across the country. Of these, 24,620,971 were the first dose. 22,470,514 per second dose. 1,719,892 doses were given to the elderly. The booster dose was given to 358,393 people. Number of newly reported patients in different parts of the country: Riyadh 14, Jeddah 8, Makkah 2, Tabuk 2, Al Khobar: 2, and 6 other locations each.
A fine of Rs 20 lakh will be imposed on foreigners employed illegally in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: The Directorate of Passports (Jawazat) has announced that companies employing foreigners who are law violators in Saudi Arabia will be fined up to one lakh riyals (Rs 20 lakh). A fine of one lakh riyals will be imposed on those who employ offenders, those who outsource their own sponsored workers to work on their own, or those who employ workers under other sponsors. Such establishments will be denied new work visas for up to five years.
The manager responsible for hiring offenders could face up to a year in prison. Foreign managers will be deported upon completion of their sentence. Companies will be fined double the number of violators employed. The Javasat Directorate has demanded that everyone in Makkah and Riyadh provinces be contacted on 911 and in other provinces on 999 on iqama and labor law violators and intruders.
Last Updated Dec 1, 2021, 10:24 PM IST
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