Categories: COVID-19 News Latest News

Saudi Arabia Imposes 21-Days Curfew to Curtail Coronavirus Spread

With 19 new cases of COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, the kingdom now has 511 patients of the virus that continues to spread across the globe. In an effort to curtail further spread of Coronavirus, Saudi government has now imposed a 21-day curfew in the country starting from Monday.

In a decree issued by King Salman, public has been told to stay at home from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. local Saudi time. The curfew put in place for next three weeks is expected to bring down the spread of Coronavirus that has claimed 14,700 lives across the world but none so far in the kingdom fortunately.

So far 176 countries continue to combat the pandemic and over 339,250 people have contracted the disease worldwide.

Aisha Arshad

Recent Posts

  • Latest News

25 men booked for vandalising a restaurant on Tipu Sultan Road in Karachi

25 men are reported to have been booked for vandalising a restaurant situated on Tipu…

7 hours ago
  • Latest News

PTI’s Jalsa at Minar Pakistan, Punjab Govt issues a threat alert

The caretaker Punjab government issued a threat alert regarding the scheduled rally of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf…

12 hours ago
  • Entertainment News

What dramas got to do with Ramadan?

What dramas got to do with Ramadan? It's been a while since Ramadan special dramas…

14 hours ago
  • Celebrity News

Sania Mirza shares her Umrah experience

Sania Mirza, a popular tennis star has shared her Umrah experience in a recent social…

15 hours ago
  • Latest News

Canadian rail company under fire as Muslim man was stopped from praying at a station in Ottawa

Canadian rail company Via Rail came under fire after a video went viral showing one…

15 hours ago
  • Latest News

60-year-old woman dies in a stampede at free flour point in Muzaffargarh

A 60-year-old woman died in a stampede at a free flour point in Jatoi Tehsil…

16 hours ago