Riyadh: The Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has announced that govt employees will return to work from August 30.
The decision was based on the health reports of the kingdom’s cities and governorates, Xinhua news agency quoted the Ministry as saying on Saturday.
It added that employees must follow anti-coronavirus precautions during working hours.
The decision excludes high-risk employees, and no more than 25 percent of staff in each department will be allowed to work remotely.
Saudi Arabia ordered the closure of work places in most govt and private sectors during the early spread of the virus.
Earlier in the day, the Saudi Health Ministry announced 184 new Covid-19 cases, raising the total number to 306,370.
The recoveries rose to 78,441 with 1,374 new recovered cases, while the death toll reached 3,619 after 39 fatalities were added in the past 24 hours.
The overall number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed the 23 million mark, while the deaths have increased to over 803,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
As of Sunday morning, the total number of cases stood at 23,130,345 and the fatalities rose to 803,397, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed in its latest update.
SOURCE: IANS
