The disappearance of a child at Buraidah hospital in Saudi Arabia

Saudi security services have opened an investigation into the disappearance of a newborn on Friday night at Buraidah 's maternity hospital and children' s hospital.

The Health Branch of Qassim Region said: "The child disappeared during the visit when he was with his parents in the room reserved for his mother in the section of hypnosis and that he was not in the early childhood room ".

Qassim Health's management, in its statement, "immediately activated the pink code protocol, which refers to the disappearance of a child to the hospital, in coordination with the departments concerned with health affairs. and the police of the region ".

She pointed out that the hospital had put in place the procedures and security measures followed in such cases, pointing out that it was following the incident with the security authorities to inquire about their situation.