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Saudi Arabia to lift national curfew, resume economic activities as of Sunday

Published: 20 Jun 2020 - 04:02 pm | Last Updated: 02 Nov 2021 - 06:16 pm
A worker, wearing a face mask, sterilizes shopping carts at a supermarket, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia June 14, 2020. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri

A worker, wearing a face mask, sterilizes shopping carts at a supermarket, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia June 14, 2020. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri

Reuters

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia will lift a nationwide curfew and resume all economic and commercial activities as of Sunday morning, state news agency SPA quoted a source in the interior ministry as saying on Saturday.

The curfew will be lifted as of 6 AM tomorrow (Sunday), while Umra, international flights, entry to kingdom across land borders and social gatherings to more than 50 people remain suspended, the statement said. (Reporting by Dahlia Nehme; Editing by Toby Chopra)