All you need to know about the Phases of Saudi Arabia lifting Curfew

Saudi Arabia Lifting Curfew

Phases of Saudi Arabia lifting Curfew. Saudi Arabia will start phases of its strategy to curb the spread of the coronavirus in the Kingdom starting from Thursday 28th May. The phases are as follow;

Phase 1 – 28th May until 30th May

From Thursday 5 Shawwal 1441 AH corresponding to May 28, 2020 AD until the end of Saturday 7 Shawwal 1441 AH corresponding to May 30, 2020 AD, the following is done:

Changing the permitting times to roam in all regions of the Kingdom, except the city of Makkah Al-Mukarramah, to become from six in the morning until three in the evening.

Allowing transportation between regions and cities in the Kingdom by private cars during the period of non-curfew.
In addition to the continuation of the activities exempted in the previous decisions; It is permitted to open some economic and commercial activities. And, conduct their activities in the grace period, in the following fields:

1:Wholesale and retail trade shops.
2:Commercial centers (malls).

Important: Emphasizing on continuing to prevent all activities that do not achieve physical distance, including: beauty salons, barber salons, sports and health clubs, recreational centers, cinemas, and other activities determined by the competent authorities.

Phase 2 – 31st May until 20th June

From Sunday 8 Shawwal 1441 AH corresponding to May 31, 2020 AD, until the end of Saturday 28 Shawwal 1441 AH corresponding to June 20, 2020 AD, the following is done:

Changing the permitting times to roam in all regions of the Kingdom, except the city of Makkah Al-Mukarramah, to become from six in the morning until eight in the evening.

The continuation of all activities excluded from previous decisions.
Allow Friday and Friday prayers to be held for all the obligatory prayers in the mosques of the Kingdom, except for mosques in the holy city of Makkah, while adhering to precautionary measures and preventive measures.
Continuing Friday and Friday prayers in the Sacred Mosque in accordance with the current health and precautionary measures.
Lift the suspension of attendance to the ministries, government agencies and private sector companies, and return to conducting their office activities in accordance with the controls set by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development, in coordination with the Ministry of Health and relevant authorities.
Lifting the suspension of domestic flights, while adhering to the necessary precautions and preventive measures determined by the General Authority of Civil Aviation in coordination with the Ministry of Health and other relevant bodies.
Lifting the suspension of travel between regions by different means of transportation, with the commitment of the competent authorities to the precautionary measures and the necessary preventive measures.

Activities to open

In addition to the continuation of the activities excluded in the previous decisions; It is permitted to open some economic and commercial activities. And, conduct their activities in the grace period, in the following fields:

Internal requests in restaurants, taking into account compliance with the precautionary procedures laid down by the competent authorities.
Internal requests in cafes, taking into account the commitment to the precautionary procedures laid down by the competent authorities.

Important: Continuing to prevent all activities that do not achieve physical distance, including: beauty salons, barber salons, sports and health clubs, recreational centers, cinemas, and other activities determined by the competent authorities

Important: Continued application of social divergence procedures in public places at all times, and preventing gatherings for social purposes for more than fifty people, such as wedding occasions and funeral councils and the like.

Phase 3 – Back to Normal Life

Starting from Sunday, 29 Shawwal 1441 AH corresponding to June 21, 2020 AD. Normal conditions in all regions and cities of the Kingdom will be return to before the period of curfew procedures. Except for the city of Makkah Al-Mukarramah.
Makkah with full compliance with preventive health instructions and social divergence. and care to maintain.
Protecting the highest-risk groups from infection, especially for the elderly and those with chronic and respiratory diseases.