Anofficial source of the Ministry of Interior has called on all citizens andresidents to follow instructions regarding the curfew order to limit the spreadof the new Coronavirus for 21 days, starting from 7 p.m. until 6 a.m., onMonday.
Thesource pointed out that whoever violates the curfew will be punished with thefollowing:
Whoeverviolates the provisions of the curfew shall be punished with a fine of 10,000riyals, and the fine shall be doubled in the event of recurrence. If theviolator returns to committing the violation after that, he shall be punishedwith imprisonment for a period not exceeding 20 days, according to a decisionfrom Minister of Interior, and the prison sentence referred to shall be apunishment for every violator who does not comply with the authoritiesresponsible for implementing the curfew, and this does not apply to cases ofextreme necessity – including urgent health cases – as determined by thecompetent authority.
Thesource emphasized that maintaining public health is one of the most importantduties for citizens and residents in this country and they must perform theirduty to stay at their homes and not to expose themselves and their country tothe risk of spreading this pandemic.
