Saudi Arabia to Lift Coronavirus Restrictions
ISTANBUL (MEMO) – Saudi Arabia will lift all coronavirus restrictions, including social distancing and wearing masks outdoors, the Interior Ministry says. Worshipers will no longer need to be socially distant inside mosques, including the holy sites at Mecca and Medina, the ministry said in a statement.
It is not mandatory to wear masks in open places but they are required indoors, it added.
The decision was made while considering the immunity rates of the national vaccine program in the fight against COVID-19.