The Saudi Ministry of Interior said today, Thursday, that it has been decided to impose a curfew in Makkah and Madinah on a 24-hour basis, in an extension of an earlier measure taken to combat the spread of the Corona virus.
The Kingdom recorded more than 1700 cases of the virus and 16 deaths.
The ministry said in a statement that there are exceptions to the curfew that include workers in "vital sectors of the public and private sectors" as well as allowing residents to obtain their supplies of food and health care.
Curfews were imposed previously in the two cities between three in the afternoon and six in the morning.