Egypt becomes latest country to impose a countrywide curfew - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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Mar 24, 2020

An empty street is pictured after Egyptian Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly ordered all restaurants, cafes, cafeterias, night clubs, shopping malls and shops to shut their doors at 7 p.m. due to the coronavirus outbreak in Cairo, Egypt, March 19, 2020. — REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

TOPSHOT - Egyptian municipality workers disinfect the Giza pyramids necropolis on the southwestern outskirts of the Egyptian capital Cairo on March 25, 2020 as protective a measure against the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP) (Photo by KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images)

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A general view shows an empty street after a curfew was imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 23, 2020. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri - RC2TPF91BJRT

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The streets of the Jordanian Capital are seen empty during the second day of a nationwide curfew, amid concerns over the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Amman, Jordan March 22, 2020. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed - RC24PF9QMBBD

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