MOSCOW, 26 APR – RIA Novosti. The king of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdul Aziz al Saud ordered for the period from 26 April to 13 may partially lift the curfew in all regions of the Kingdom except Mecca and a number of isolated areas, according to the Saudi SPA news Agency, citing a presidential order.
the Saudi Arabian Authorities had previously permitted to do in short introduced in the Kingdom in connection with the coronavirus curfew in the Holy month for Muslims Ramadan.
moreover, during this period of time will resume commercial and economic activities. According to the order, we are talking about wholesale and retail stores, and shopping centers. Construction companies and factories for the period also will be able to resume its work and implement it without any time limitations.
on Monday, Saudi authorities announced that the two main shrines of Islam – the Big (Protected) mosque in Mecca and the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina will be closed during the fasting month of Ramadan, which this year in most countries of the Middle East starts on April 24.
the world health organization on 11 March announced the outbreak of a new coronavirus infection COVID-19 pandemic. According to the latest who data, there have been recorded more than 2.7 million infections, more than 187 thousand people died.
