Abdullah Alrebh
Abdullah Alrebh

@AbdullahAlrebh

16 Tweets 11 reads May 03, 2020
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In the case of #Qatif, the #Saudi government moved expeditiously, quarantining the major Shia district of the city beginning on March 8.
#Covid_19 #Covid19 #coronavirus #CoronaCrisis #covid19Canada #Covid19Saudi #Covid19usa #MedTwitter #Medicine #Emergency #intensivecare
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Many questions were raised regarding the intention of this lockdown, mainly whether the government’s action was motivated purely by public health concerns or driven by politics.
#SaudiArabia #Covid_19 #Covid19 #coronavirus #CoronaCrisis #Covid19Saudi #Covid19usa
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The first confirmed cases were Saudis who returned from Iran, after the conclusion of the visit to the grave of the 8 Holy Imams, located in the eastern religious center of Mashhad City.
#SaudiArabia #Covid_19 #Covid19 #coronavirus #CoronaCrisis #Covid19Saudi #Covid19usa
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The #Saudi government bans its citizens from traveling to #Iran due to the political tensions between the two countries, so these Saudis had traveled to Iran through a third country. #SaudiArabia #Covid_19 #Covid19 #coronavirus #CoronaCrisis #Covid19Saudi #Covid19usa
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#Iran was waiving the regular procedure of stamping passports of foreign nationals entering Iranian territory. Reports about the coronavirus outbreak in Iran were becoming alarming, especially with the lack of transparency on the part of the Iranian government. #SaudiArabia
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This amplified the concern about the incidence of infection among the Saudis who traveled to Iran, especially as it was difficult to get an accurate read regarding the number of visitors.
#SaudiArabia #Covid_19 #Covid19 #coronavirus #CoronaCrisis #Covid19Saudi #Covid19usa
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The government became concerned about the spread of infection among not only the residents of #Qatif, who tend to engage in many social gatherings, but also the neighboring villages that are linked to the city through a network of employment, friends, and relatives.#Covid_19
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The #Saudi authorities took the aggressive step of #Quarantining quarantining the entire region to contain the spread of the #coronavirus beyond #Qatif and its suburbs.
#SaudiArabia #Covid_19 #Covid19 #Covid19Saudi #COVID19USAF
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#Saudi government announced a pardon of all Saudis who visited Iran, provided they went immediately to the nearest hospital to get tested for the coronavirus and self-quarantined until they received the test results
#SaudiArabia #Covid_19 #Covid19 #Covid19Saudi #COVID19USAF
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This announcement reassured observers that the primary concern of the #Saudi government was stopping the spread of the coronavirus and putting the #welfare of its citizens above its political concerns regarding travel to #Iran.
#Covid_19
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the announcement of the pardon provoked some in the Saudi media, including columnists, #journalists , and academics, to resort to familiar sectarian invective against #Qatif people and #Saudi #Shia in general.
. #SaudiArabia #Covid_19 #Covid19 #coronavirus #CoronaCrisis
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Joining in the criticism were some #Saudi #Shias seeking to improve their position with the government. Nevertheless, this distasteful sectarian response has declined, especially now that the number of infected cases outside #Qatif has drastically increased.
#SaudiArabia
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On the other hand, many Saudis across the country offered public support to Qatif through social and new media.
. #SaudiArabia #Covid_19 #Covid19 #coronavirus #CoronaCrisis #Covid19Saudi #Covid19usa
@GulfStatesInst
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#Qatif people value the government’s action and are cooperating. Shia clergymen were the first to support the government action by calling for the suspension of religious gatherings, including congregational prayers & other religious events.
#Covid19usa
@GulfStatesInst
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In fact, new faces of #Shia clergy starts emerging in media, including Sheikh Adel Al-Aswad, a traditional voice who has called on residents of Qatif to adhere to the government’s instructions regarding self-quarantine.
#Covid_19 #coronavirus #CoronaCrisis
@GulfStatesInst
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The above tweets come from my article published with @GulfStatesInst
For more details, please click here agsiw.org
especial thanks to @kdiwaniya

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