Saudi Arabia reimposes curfew in Jeddah to stop spread of coronavirus

Saudi Arabia has reimposed a curfew in the Red Sea city of Jeddah.

The curfew will be from 3pm to 6am for about fourteen days beginning on Saturday because of the spread of the coronavirus. Work will be suspended in workplaces, SPA revealed.

SPA said petitions in the city’s mosques had additionally been suspended.

Employees of ministries, government offices and private sector organizations in the city won’t work from the workplace, that announcement included.

Cafes and restaurants will no longer serve food and drink on their premises and social gatherings of in excess of five individuals are banned.

Domestic flights and train journeys will continue to work and individuals can enter and leave the city outside of the curfew timings.

Those individuals who were excluded from past limitations keep on being exempted from the present limitations given that they follow the relevant procedures.

The interior ministry added the number of critical cases in Riyadh is being monitored and appropriate action will be taken should the number of coronavirus cases continue to rise as has been the case recentl

The interior ministry included the number of critical patient cases in Riyadh is being observed and appropriate action will be made if the number of coronavirus cases keep on rising as has been the situation recently.