The Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority also announced a 13.3 -billion-U.S.-dollar program to cushion the private sector from the impact of the epidemic.
In Cairo, Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said the total number of COVID-19 cases in Egypt soared to 109, after 16 more were confirmed on Saturday.
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi decided to suspend school and university classes for two weeks starting Sunday, over concerns about the spread of the coronavirus. Sisi also allocated 100 billion Egyptian pounds (6.36 billion U.S. dollars) to finance the anti-COVID-19 fight.
In Israel, 35 more people tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, bringing the total number of cases to 178, two of whom are in serious condition.
In Palestine, three new cases of COVID-19 infection were reported, all from the West Bank city of Bethlehem, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 38.
Speaking at a special cabinet meeting, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye said Palestine was the first to follow China's example by taking timely measures to fight the deadly disease, and has been successful in controlling it thus far.
Ibrahim Melhem, spokesman of the Palestinian Authority, said Palestine follows in China's steps to stop the spread of COVID-19, which has largely been controlled by China about two months after its outbreak.
"The full cooperation between the Chinese government and its people and securing food that was sufficient for two weeks have all contributed to limiting the spread of the virus," Melhem said.
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