Saudi King orders nationwide curfew to slow corona virus spread

SANAA, March 23 (YPA) – Saudi King Salman ordered a curfew – from 7pm to 6am for 21 days – to slow the spread of the coronavirus, state news agency SPA reported on Monday.

The curfew to reduce the spread of the new Corona virus from 7 PM in the evening until 6 AM in the morning for a period of (21) days starting from Monday evening, 28 Rajab 1441 AH, That is March 23, 2020.

According to the decree, the Ministry of Interior to take the necessary measures to implement the curfew, and all civil and military authorities must cooperate fully with the Ministry of Interior in this regard.

The curfew excluded for employees of the vital sectors of the public and private sectors whose work requires continued performance during the prevention period, that includes employees of the security, military and media sectors, and workers in the sensitive health and service sectors.

On Sunday, Saudi Arabia recorded 119 new cases of the virus for a total of 511, highest in the Gulf Arab region, the health ministry said.

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