Saudi Arabia will finish a nationwide curfew and carry restrictions on companies from Sunday morning after three months of lock down to curb the unfold of corona virus, state information company SPA quoted a supply within the inside ministry as saying on Saturday.
The curfew will likely be lifted as of 6 AM native time on Sunday. Restrictions will stay, nonetheless, for spiritual pilgrimages, worldwide journey and social gatherings of greater than 50 individuals.
The dominion launched stringent measures to curb the unfold of the novel corona virus in March, together with 24-hour curfews on most cities and cities.
In Might, it introduced a three-phase plan to ease restrictions on motion and journey, culminating within the curfew fully ending on June 21.
The variety of corona virus infections has risen in latest weeks following a rest of motion and journey restrictions on Might 28.
The dominion has recorded 154,223 instances of COVID-19 and a complete of 1,230 deaths, the very best within the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council.
Saudi Arabia plans to restrict numbers on the annual haj pilgrimage to forestall an additional outbreak of corona virus instances, sources acquainted with the matter instructed Reuters earlier this month.
Some 2.5 million pilgrims go to the holiest websites of Islam in Mecca and Medina for the week-long haj, a once-in-a-lifetime obligation for each able-bodied Muslim who can afford it. Saudi Arabia requested Muslims in March to place haj plans on maintain and suspended the umrah pilgrimage till additional discover.
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