Saudi Arabia announces to end nationwide curfew

June 21, 2020

The Saudi Interior Ministry has announced the lifting of curfew and restoration of normalcy in all cities of the country from Sunday morning.

According to a statement from the Saudi Interior Ministry, the lockdown will be completely lifted from 6 a.m. on Sunday, June 21, and normalcy will be restored, but security measures will be strictly enforced.

According to officials, restrictions on barber shops and beauty parlors have also been lifted and everyone will be allowed to work along with the precautionary measure from June 21.

According to the statement, Umrah and Ziarat will remain suspended while international flights will be banned from entering the country and gatherings of more than 50 people will be banned until further notice.

The public has been warned by the Interior Ministry to face appropriate penalties for violating precautionary measures against the corona virus.

It should be noted that the Saudi government had announced a partial curfew from March 23 to prevent the spread of the corona virus, after which the lockdown was relaxed across the country from May 31 and congregational prayers were offered in mosques. Permission has been granted while employees of public and private institutions have also returned to work.

Coronavirus cases are on the rise in Saudi Arabia, with 3,941 new cases reported in the past 24 hours, while 46 people have died.

The total number of people infected with Corona in Saudi Arabia has exceeded 154,000, while 1230 people have died.