DUBAI/RIYADH: The United Arab Emirates has extended a de facto overnight curfew indefinitely to disinfect public areas to fight the spread of coronavirus and Saudi Arabia has locked down parts of the Red Sea city of Jeddah. The UAE’s disinfection drive, which consists of spraying streets, parks and public transport facilities, runs from 8pm (1600 GMT) to 6am and people must stay at home during those hours, state-run news agency WAM said late on Friday. The curfew came in on Mar 26 and was extended last week until Apr 5. “The Ministry of Health Prevention and the Ministry of Interior have announced the continuation of the National Disinfection Programme,” WAM said, without saying when the operation would end. The oil-rich federation has reported an uptick in coronavirus cases with several hundred people diagnosed since April 1. The UAE recommends that people wear masks when leaving home, a health ministry spokeswoman told a news conference broadcast on TV. On Saturday, UAE reported 241 infections and one death over the past 24 hours, taking the total confirmed cases to 1,505 and the death toll to 10, according to government tweets. In neighbouring Saudi Arabia, the authorities announced a lockdown and a partial curfew in seven neighbourhoods… Read full this story
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