Combating Covid-19: Saudi Arabia advances curfew in three areas over coronavirus fears

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Dammam, Qatif and Taif, Dammam, Qatif and Taif

The new curfew time will start at 3pm.

By Reuters

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Published: Fri 3 Apr 2020, 8:59 AM

Last updated: Sun 5 Apr 2020, 11:38 AM

Saudi Arabia has advanced to 3pm (1200 GMT) its curfew in three areas, starting from Friday until further notice, state news agency SPA said, citing a senior official of the interior ministry.

The measure in the city of Dammam, and the governorates of Taif and Al Qatif, aims to rein in the virus, as the Kingdom has recorded 1,885 infections and 21 deaths, the most among any of the six members of the Gulf Cooperation Council.
 


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