MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Dozens of US diplomats and their families will leave Saudi Arabia on Saturday amid a sharp increase in cases of coronavirus infection in the kingdom, the Wall Street Journal reports citing sources. According to the newspaper, the State Department last week allowed all non-essential personnel to leave the country. It is expected that more diplomats will leave Saudi Arabia in the coming weeks, the newspaper said. Earlier it was reported that the number of patients with coronavirus in Saudi Arabia exceeded 200,000 cases. Despite a ceaseless increase in the number of patients with coronavirus, Saudi Arabia began to gradually weaken restrictive measures in late May, allowing domestic flights and movements between the provinces.

Source: Wall Street Journal July 04, 2020 13:52 UTC