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Mar 11th 2020 | 9:26 pm

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Re: Covid 19

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I have the same issue but with my balls. Iâ€™m also a massive face toucher. It can get really awkward with strangers.

The only time we have to worry about all of this is if Matt Damon gets sick. Heâ€™s the canary in the mine.

And Tom Hanks. Who actually does have the virus. We're f***''d.

Mar 11th 2020 | 10:35 pm

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Re: Covid 19

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If it's going to be an issue for you with your company, I would postpone. Expect UK to be banned within a week if it follows the same patterns as France and Germany which it seems to be. Then banned flights won't be your only problem. You'll also have to spend 14 days somewhere else that is corona free before entry into Saudi .

Personally I cancelled. I was flying tomorrow and due back at the end of March. Couldn't take the risk. Working from home is not an option as I need to be there all the time. And I didn't want to have to use an extra 2 weeks of my vacation somewhere else at the end of the original vacation.

Just seen this morning that Saudi has banned travel from / to all EU countries - except the UK. It's a bit of a risk traveling, but my contract is going to finish at the end of April anyway, so will take my laptop and 'work from home' if we get stuck there. Not in too much of a rush to return. Although when we get there, might be total carnage in comparison to here.

Mar 11th 2020 | 11:14 pm

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Re: Covid 19

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KSA ban is now all of EU. UK just escapes...for now.

https://www.arabnews.com/node/1640286/saudi-arabia

How come?
UK hardly the worst but not exactly free of risk either. More cases per head of population than a lot of places.

Mar 12th 2020 | 3:41 am

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Re: Covid 19

Oman has closed all borders.

whoever predicted visa run issues was spot on.

Mar 12th 2020 | 4:29 am

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Re: Covid 19

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Oman has closed all borders.

whoever predicted visa run issues was spot on.

The new visa run will be running to the bank to get money before your visa card stops working

Mar 12th 2020 | 4:33 am

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The new visa run will be running to the bank to get money before your visa card stops working

for sure

Mar 13th 2020 | 3:18 am

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Re: Covid 19

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Oman has closed all borders.

whoever predicted visa run issues was spot on.

T'was I. Any other predictions you would like?

Mar 13th 2020 | 4:05 am

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T'was I. Any other predictions you would like?

when will the U.K. be blacklisted for flights to UAE?

Mar 13th 2020 | 5:22 am

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Re: Covid 19

Next 7 days.

Mar 13th 2020 | 5:26 am

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Re: Covid 19

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Next 7 days.

I'm inclined to agree.

Mar 13th 2020 | 3:25 pm

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Re: Covid 19

From todayâ€™s National

https://www.thenational.ae/uae/healt...ch-15-1.992169

Mar 13th 2020 | 11:23 pm

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Re: Covid 19

Just announced on BBC - no more flights into or out of Saudi for the next fortnight "except in exceptional circumstances"...time to hunker down!

https://www.arabianbusiness.com/trav...ts-from-sunday

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Mar 14th 2020 | 2:59 am

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Re: Covid 19

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Next 7 days.

got any racing tips?

https://gulfnews.com/amp/uae/governm...-17-1.70389352

Mar 14th 2020 | 5:29 am

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Re: Covid 19

Expect an upcoming 1-2 month visa amnesty once all government staff are told to work from home and people can't renew their residency or domestic staff visas. That, or the system is finally completely automated so it can be done online.