Saudi Arabia has 24 hour curfew for two holy cities - all cities expected to go lock down soon How to control the spread of COVID-19: The usually busy holy sites of Makkah and Madinah have been placed under round-the-clock curfew by Saudi Arabia's authorities. Reuters Saudi Arabia has tightened its coronavirus curfew to 24 hours a day in the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah as it also announced five new deaths from the pandemic. The curfew previously lasted for 15 hours a day, but the new rules are set to be in place "until further notice", Saudi Press Agency said. Makkah and Madinah, along with Riyadh and Jeddah, have already been sealed off by authorities, barring people from entering and exiting the cities as well as prohibiting movement between all provinces https://www.thenational.ae/world/gcc/coronavirus-saudi-arabia-puts-makkah-and-madinah-under-24-hour-curfew-1.1000875