In a bid to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus in Saudi Arabia, where confirmed cases have more than tripled in the past week, King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud has announced a nationwide curfew for the next 21 days.
Beginning Monday evening, residents are ordered to stay inside their homes from 7 p.m. until 6 a.m., according to the state-run Saudi Press Agency. Excluded from the 11-hour-long curfew are employees in certain industries, including food service, health care and the media.
