Saudi Arabia to ease coronavirus-related restrictions on Sunday

Saudi Arabia to ease coronavirus-related restrictions on Sunday

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Saudi Arabia will allow people to move outdoor without either wearing masks or maintaining social distancing effective from Sunday, Oct. 17. It will also permit entry to the Two Holy Mosques to their full capacity for those worshipers who completed vaccination against coronavirus. Wedding halls, restaurants and means of transportation will be allowed to operate at their full capacity for the fully vaccinated people without keeping physical distancing. The decision to ease social distancing requirements will allow commercial outlets to operate to their full capacity but people still require wearing masks indoors. These are among the decisions approved by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and announced by the Ministry of Interior on Friday as part of further easing COVID-19 restrictions imposed nearly 19 months ago following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020, the Saudi Press Agency reported. An official source at the Ministry of Interior stated that the King’s approval for the new decisions was based on recommendations submitted by the competent health authorities, and that is in view of the progress achieved by the Kingdom in herd immunity with a sharp decline in the number of coronavirus cases.