Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia to ease restrictions, restart business, return to ‘normal’

  • Date: 26-May-2020
  • Source: Al Arabiya
  • Sector:Economy
  • Country:Saudi Arabia
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Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia to ease restrictions, restart business, return to ‘normal’

Allow movement between the hours of 6 a.m. and 3 p.m. in all areas of the Kingdom, except in Mecca.. Continue to allow movement during curfew hours only with permits obtained from the official "Tawakkalna" app.. Allow people to walk within their residential neighborhoods during curfew hours, given that they practice social distancing and follow precautionary health measures.. Continue shut down of activities, during which social distancing cannot be achieved, such as in beauty salons, barber shops, sports clubs, health clubs, entertainment centers, and cinemas.. Allow Friday prayers and all congregational prayers (Jamaa'a) in the Kingdom's mosques , except mosques in Mecca .. Friday prayers and all congregational prayers (Jamaa'a) will continue to be held in the Grand Mosque in Mecca, while limited to the Imams and the employees of the Grand Mosque..