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Saudi Arabia lifts coronavirus curfew, reinstates hajj

Residents of Saudi Arabia can now move around at all times, but other restrictions remain in place as coronavirus cases continue to rise by the thousands.
Saudi women buy tickets for a movie at a cinema in the capital Riyadh, on June 22, 2020 as cinemas re-opened following the lifting of a lockdown due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by FAYEZ NURELDINE / AFP) (Photo by FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images)

Saudi Arabia lifted its nationwide curfew yesterday, despite cases of the coronavirus still rising daily by the thousands.

On Sunday, the Saudi Ministry of the Interior said the "curfew shall be fully lifted,” according to the state-run Saudi Press Agency.

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