ADKuwait announced plans earlier this month to reimpose a complete lockdown from May 10 until May 30 in response to the spike. After Saudi Arabia recorded its first coronavirus case on March 2, the public health response was swift. ADThat same week, King Salman issued an order shifting to “a partial curfew,” easing restrictions during Ramadan, which began April 24. The number of reported infections immediately began to increase and has averaged 2,400 cases a day over the past seven days. On Monday, the UAE announced that the nighttime curfew would start two hours earlier, at 8 p.m.

Source: Washington Post May 20, 2020 16:43 UTC