The Covid-19 is with the al-Saud, the royal family of Arabia. Some 150 princes have been infected with the virus, the New York Times said , citing medical sources. Among them, the governor of Riyadh, the capital, nephew of King Salman, Prince Faysal Ben Bandar Ben Abdelaziz, aged at least 70, was placed in intensive care.
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" I personally know a princess who is in the hospital , says a businessman in the Gulf who regularly visits Arabia, and I know that other princes are sick, I receive a lot of phone calls to warn me as the epidemic spreads. "
Contacted by Le Figaro, a source with access to the royal palace goes even further than the New York Times : “ The virus affects more than 150 princes, including very high princes. The entourage of King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed Ben Salman begins to panic. This is why they made radical decisions . ”
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