Riyadh Saudi Arabia, First Published Feb 20, 2022, 11:31 PM IST
Riyadh: Two more deaths have been reported in Saudi Arabia (Covid 19) due to covid (covid 19) infection. Of the infected, 832 are in critical condition. Currently, 18,804 people are in treatment. The critically ill are in the intensive care unit of various hospitals across the country. The condition of the rest is satisfactory.
Kovid, meanwhile, confirmed 1,013 new cases in 24 hours. Of the current patients, 2,136 have recovered, the health ministry said. The total number of cases reported in the country so far is 7,39,344. The total number of cases rose to 7,11,556. The total death toll rose to 8,984. The country’s covid liberation rate was 96.24 percent and the death rate was 1.21 percent. 77,708 RT-PCR tests were performed within 24 hours. Riyadh 284, Dammam 87, Jeddah 83, Hufuf 40, Madinah 37, Abha 36, Jizan 34, Makkah 32 and Taif 25 were the new Kovid cases reported in different parts of the country. The country has so far vaccinated 6,01,80,736 doses of the vaccine. Of these, 2,58,54,169 were the first dose, 2,40,51,818 the second dose and 1,02,74,749 the booster dose.
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Riyadh: The process of extraditing Indian prisoners from Saudi prisons to their homeland has begun. Life imprisonment can now be served in Indian jails. The move is in line with an agreement to extradite prisoners signed 12 years ago. Accordingly, those serving prison terms in Saudi prisons will have to serve the remainder of their sentence in Indian jails.
In 2010, during the visit of the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Saudi Arabia, the two countries signed a prisoner exchange agreement. Proceedings in this regard were started on the same day but the contract was delayed due to a string of procedures. But now it has taken concrete form and steps are being taken to repatriate such prisoners. The Indian Embassy has written to various prison authorities in Saudi Arabia in this regard. This benefit is available to those who are incarcerated in cases other than financial transactions or criminal offenses. According to embassy sources, the jail authorities have been asked to provide details of those who want to move to the local jail.
Last Updated Feb 20, 2022, 11:31 PM IST