Relief for migrant workers as Saudi relaxes Covid norms

Hyderabad: Indian migrant workers received a welcome relief as Saudi Arabian authorities relaxed their Covid-19 protocol.

Despite 15 days' quarantine, they allowed migrant workers to resume work after five days' of quarantine. However, those who had taken two doses were allowed to join work immediately.  

In view of the pandemic, Saudi Arabia did not allow migrant workers to enter the country without quarantine. As a result, the migrant workers were forced to stay for 15 days in quarantine en route to Saudi Arabia either via Maldindian ives, Srilanka, Dubai or Kuwait. The charges were to the tune of Rs 85,000.

Following the relaxations, the migrant workers will only have to shell down Rs 38,000 to Rs 42,000 to reach Saudi Arabia.