Riyadh imposed a 24-hour lockdown on residents in all of its major cities
An empty street in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca, April 3 2020. Picture: AFP
The curfew will apply in the capital of Riyadh as well as the cities of Jeddah, Dammam, Dhahran, Tabuk, Hofuf, Taif, Al Qatif and Khobar, the interior ministry said in a statement published on the official Saudi Press Agency. All commercial enterprises other than pharmacies, medical centres, groceries and a handful of other essential services must close, the ministry said.
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