150 Saudi royal family members are affected by coronary

Doctors at King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh who treat royal family members are preparing another 500 beds for an expected flow of patients.

Salman, 84, is confined to a palace near Jeddah, while the crown prince has moved to a faraway place on the shores of the Red Sea.

The number of Saudi princes is thousands, and many often travel to Europe, from which they have been suggested to return before they are affected by coronarys. The Saudi royal family is estimated to have about 15,000 members.

Saudi Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Riyadh, who is in his 70th years in intensive care after contracting the virus, according to the New York Times.

The country of some 33 million people has reported 2,932 cases and 41 deaths.

So far, mainly members of the lower branches of the royal family have been infected, a source for NYT said.

Saudi Arabia is hosting up to 200,000 cases of corruption within weeks, the country's health minister said on Tuesday.

“Brend in the next few weeks, studies predict that the number of infections will range from minimum 10,000 to maximum 200,000,” said Minister Tawfiq al-Rabiah, according to state media.

Rabah, who warned the kingdom to face a “critical moment in the fight against the virus, said the design was based on four studies by Saudi and international experts.

Several Saudi cities including the capital Riyadh are under a 24-hour curfew imposed by the interior minister. The holy cities of Mecca and Medina are also closed.

Authorities last week urged Muslims to temporarily postpone preparations for the annual pilgrimage.

The first case in Saudi Arabia was a patient who had recently travelled to Iran, the Kosovo Press broadcasts.