Saudi King Salman also ordered that some businesses be allowed to reopen as the kingdom loosened lockdown measures.
Saudi Arabia has partially lifted its coronavirus lockdown measures, with a 24-hour curfew no longer applying in parts of the country beginning today.
The relaxed restrictions have come into effect in most areas of Saudi Arabia, but the 24-hour curfew will still be in effect in Mecca and other"isolated districts" within the country. A picture taken on April 24, 2020, shows Saudi policemen standing guard next to the Kaaba in Mecca's Grand MosqueRestrictions are still set to apply to beauty clinics, barbers, cinemas, and other non-essential businesses as the country still seeks to enforce social distancing measures.
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