New police unit to enforce Saudi Arabia’s latest virus restrictions
The country's Interior Ministry also announced a new round of hefty fines for quarantine violators.
Saudi Arabia has banned gatherings of more than five people and announced the formation of a special police unit to enforce the new regulation.
Interior Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Nayef approved a new round of hefty fines for quarantine offenders, the state-run Saudi Press Agency said today.
The penalty for family gatherings at home between people who don’t already live together is 10,000 Saudi riyals ($2,660). The fine for nonfamily gatherings is 15,000 riyals (nearly $4,000).
A newly formed police unit, according to the Saudi-based Arab News, will enforce the new social distancing regulations.
