'Life is back once again': Saudi Arabia lifts three-month COVID-19 curfew

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People in Saudi Arabia ventured out on Sunday night for the first time in three months to celebrate the end of a nationwide coronavirus curfew, ...

A Saudi family wearing protective face masks walk on Tahlia Street as nightlife kicks off, after the government loosened lockdown restrictions following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease , in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia June 21, 2020. Picture taken June 21, 2020.

"As soon as we heard that the curfew is over, we immediately contacted the guys to go out," said Hesham Mahros, among a group of Harley-Davidson motorcycle riders returning to their city centre haunt in the capital Riyadh.Saudi youth ride their motorbikes on Tahlia Street as nightlife kicks off, after the government loosened lockdown restrictions following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease , in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia June 21, 2020. Picture taken June 21, 2020.

Some restrictions remain in place, including a ban on social gatherings of more than 50 people. The country's borders are still closed to international travel and the Islamic umrah pilgrimage remains suspended."My daughter used to drive me mad during the curfew period. She would wake up crying and wanting to go out," said a Saudi woman who identified herself as Um Dana, or mother of Dana.

 

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