Those who including quarantine for who test positive for coronavirus and isolation after returning to the Kingdom from abroad were also arrested, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported Monday.
The relevant authorities will penalize the violators, those who go against the Kingdom’s COVID-19 precautionary and preventive measures, according the news agency.
COVID-19 isolation and quarantine violators in Saudi Arabia are to be penalized with a fine of up to 200 thousand riyals ($53.32 thousand), or imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years, or both, according to SPA, adding that in the event of a repeat violation, the penalty will be doubled.
Saudi Arabia on Monday recorded 1,109 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of cases in the Kingdom to 466,906, according to the Ministry of Health.
The death toll rose to 7,590 after 18 new deaths were reported.
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