Egypt announced a curfew starting from 5 p.m. and a halt to public transport from May 24 for six days during the Eid holiday, as it seeks to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Egypt’s announcement follow’s Saudi Arabia’s decision to introduce a curfew across the country to contain the coronavirus during the Eid holidays, from May 23 until May 27.
The decision comes after a sharp rise in infections.
Jordan will also restrict movement of vehicles on the first day of Eid Al-Fitr.
Meanwhile, Iran faces a potentially lethal “second wave” of coronavirus infections as the official death toll surged toward 7,000.
Monday (GMT time)
07:59 - Australia’s foreign minister on Monday welcomed international support for an independent investigation of the coronavirus pandemic, a proposed inquiry that has been condemned by China and blamed for a bilateral trade rift.
07:35 - Ryanair Chief Executive Michael O’Leary said the British government had mismanaged its response to the COVID-19 outbreak for many weeks and its policy of a 14-day quarantine for international travelers was idiotic.
“It is idiotic and it is unimplementable,” O’Leary told BBC radio. “This is the same government that has... mismanaged the crisis for many weeks.”
07:33 – Hungary’s government will submit a proposal to parliament on May 26 to end its special coronavirus emergency powers, hirtv.hu quoted Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s chief of staff as saying late on Sunday.
07:30 - Restaurants and churches will reopen in Italy on Monday as part of a fresh wave of lockdown easing in Europe, but rising coronavirus death tolls in Brazil, South Africa and other parts of the world showed the worst is still to come in many countries.
This article has been adapted from its original source.
