Saudi Arabia to End Curfew on June 21, Except in Holy City of Mecca
The grand mosque at Mecca lies empty amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Mosques can cling prayers as soon as once more, matter to social distancing and hygiene measures, apart from for in Mecca the place restrictions on attendance will keep in position.
- Reuters
- Remaining Up to date: Might 26, 2020, 10:42 AM IST
Cairo: Saudi Arabia will start easing restrictions on motion and trip this week, greater than two months after stringent measures had been presented to lend a hand curb the unfold of the novel coronavirus.
Restrictions will likely be lifted in 3 stages, culminating within the curfew utterly finishing – except the holy town of Mecca – from June 21, the state information company reported in a commentary early on Tuesday.
The Hajj and Umrah pilgrimmages – which magnetize tens of millions of vacationers from all over the world – will stay suspended till additional understand.
The dominion has to this point recorded 74,795 circumstances of COVID-19 with 399 deaths. Greater than 2,000 circumstances are nonetheless being reported day-to-day.
The primary section, beginning on Thursday, will see the 24-hour curfew lowered to between 3pm – 6am countrywide.
Loose motion between areas and a few retail and wholesale actions, together with department stores, will likely be allowed to renew.
Saudi Arabia had imposed 24-hour curfews on maximum cities and towns however eased them for the beginning of the fasting month of Ramadan. The 24-hour curfew used to be reimposed throughout the five-day Muslim Eid al-Fitr vacation, which started on Sunday.
From Sunday Might 30, loose motion will likely be allowed between 6 a.m. and eight p.m., Saudi Press Company reported. Home flights will likely be allowed to renew, however a ban on global flights will keep.
Mosques can cling prayers as soon as once more, matter to social distancing and hygiene measures, apart from for in Mecca the place restrictions on attendance will keep in position.
Private and non-private sector workers will likely be allowed to go back to their places of work.
Social gatherings of greater than 50 other folks will nonetheless be banned, together with weddings and funerals.
Electorate will nonetheless be prompt to put on mask in public and proceed hygiene and social distancing measures after June 21.
Mecca will keep one section in the back of the remainder of the rustic, with curfew occasions adjusted to three p.m-6 a.m till June 20, revised as much as eight p.m. thereafter. Prayers will simplest be allowed to renew in mosques from June 21.
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