An official source at the Saudi Ministry of Interior announced today that it has been decided to prevent curfews 24 hours a day in the cities of Riyadh, Tabuk, Dammam, Dhahran, Hofuf, as well as throughout the governorates of Jeddah, Taif, Qatif, and Al Khobar, all along with continued entry or exit from it, as of its date and until further notice.

The source pointed out that the decision, which comes in the framework of the Kingdom's efforts to confront the Corona virus pandemic, does not include preventing entry and exit for the groups excluded from the employees of the vital sectors in the public and private sectors whose work requires their continued performance during the prevention period.

He pointed out that it is allowed in the narrowest range of residents to leave their homes to meet the necessary needs only, such as health care and catering, within the neighborhood of the residential neighborhood in which they reside and during the period from six in the morning until three in the afternoon every day as it is restricted to transport cars in residential neighborhoods during this period to one person Only in addition to the vehicle commander to reduce contact with the minimum.

The source pointed out that it is prohibited to practice any commercial activities except for the work of health facilities, pharmacies, stores selling food supplies, gas stations, gas stores, banking services, maintenance and operation works, plumbing technicians, electricity and air conditioning and water delivery services as well as sanitation tanks, noting that there is a specialized committee in the Ministry of Interior A periodic review of the excluded activities and continuously updating them according to an evaluation established by the committee.