Kingdom sees spike in coronavirus instances with 2,591 new infections with 31 further deaths. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia has reimposed a curfew within the Pink Sea metropolis of Jeddah from three pm to six am for 2 weeks beginning on Saturday as a result of unfold of the coronavirus, and suspended work in workplaces, state information company SPA reported.
SPA mentioned prayers within the metropolis’s mosques had additionally been suspended.
Saudi Arabia on Friday reported 2,591 new coronavirus instances and 31 virus-related deaths, elevating the whole variety of confirmed instances within the Kingdom to 95,748 and dying toll to 642 in accordance with a press release from the Ministry of Well being.
In the meantime, 1,651 folks have recovered within the final 24 hours, elevating the whole variety of recoveries within the Kingdom to 70,616
A lot of the new infections have been recorded once more within the capital Riyadh adopted by Jeddah, Makkah and Hufof with 459, 254, 129 and 102 instances.
The remaining instances have been reported in different cities and provinces of the Kingdom.
With enter from Saudi Gazette
