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https://www.straitstimes.com/world/...e-coronavirus-curfew-for-hari-raya-aidilfitri
RIYADH • Saudi Arabia will enforce a round-the-clock nationwide curfew during the five-day Eid al-Fitr holiday later this month to fight the coronavirus, the Interior Ministry has said, as infections spike.
The kingdom, which has reported the highest number of virus cases in the Gulf region, is scrambling to limit the spread of the deadly disease.
A full lockdown will be reimposed around the country from May 23 to 27, the ministry said in a statement released by the official Saudi Press Agency on Tuesday.
The period coincides with the Muslim festival that marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, called Hari Raya Aidilfitri in Singapore.
Most parts of the kingdom were put under full lockdown following the outbreak, but the government last month relaxed the curfew between 9am and 5pm.
Malls and retailers have been allowed to reopen, except in major hot spots including the holy city of Mecca - where confirmed cases have soared despite a stringent lockdown.
In Saudi Arabia, the number of Covid-19 deaths has risen to 273 and confirmed infections to 44,830.
RIYADH • Saudi Arabia will enforce a round-the-clock nationwide curfew during the five-day Eid al-Fitr holiday later this month to fight the coronavirus, the Interior Ministry has said, as infections spike.
The kingdom, which has reported the highest number of virus cases in the Gulf region, is scrambling to limit the spread of the deadly disease.
A full lockdown will be reimposed around the country from May 23 to 27, the ministry said in a statement released by the official Saudi Press Agency on Tuesday.
The period coincides with the Muslim festival that marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, called Hari Raya Aidilfitri in Singapore.
Most parts of the kingdom were put under full lockdown following the outbreak, but the government last month relaxed the curfew between 9am and 5pm.
Malls and retailers have been allowed to reopen, except in major hot spots including the holy city of Mecca - where confirmed cases have soared despite a stringent lockdown.
In Saudi Arabia, the number of Covid-19 deaths has risen to 273 and confirmed infections to 44,830.
