RIYADH – The Kingdom has imposed a 24-hour curfew from Saturday until thisWednesday in order to halt the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)disease.
Saudi Arabia will lift the curfew across the country and ease it for theholy city of Mecca starting 21 June, the Saudi Press Agency reported onTuesday, citing an official source in the Ministry of Interior.
The curfew for Mecca will be amended to the period of 3 pm to 6 am localtime.
Friday and group prayers will be allowed inside all mosques across theKingdom except for Mecca starting Sunday, 31 May, “while adhering toprecautionary measures and preventive measures”.
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The Kingdom will also lift the ban on travelling between regions and citiesand on attending work in both the government and private sectors effectiveon Sunday.
As of today, Saudi Araba has confirmed a total of 74,795 coronavirus cases,including at least 399 fatalities. In the past day, the Kingdom hasrecorded more than 2,200 new cases and nine deaths.
