New Delhi, Sept. 24 -- Saudi Arabia on Wednesday suspended all flights travel to and from India in the wake of the increasing number of Covid-19 cases.

In a circular issued, Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) said it was "suspending travel to and from the following countries (India, Brazil and Argentina) including any person who has been in any of the mentioned countries above in the last 14 days prior to their arrival to the Kingdom".

India and Brazil are among the worst affected countries due to coronavirus pandemic. India stood at second place, followed by Brazil in the case of coronavirus cases.

However, passengers who have official Government invitations have been excluded from this suspension. The GACA circul...