{"id":4546,"date":"2021-02-14T13:56:17","date_gmt":"2021-02-14T13:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=4546"},"modified":"2021-02-14T13:56:17","modified_gmt":"2021-02-14T13:56:17","slug":"saudi-arabia-extends-coronavirus-restrictions-for-20-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/02\/14\/saudi-arabia-extends-coronavirus-restrictions-for-20-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia extends coronavirus restrictions for 20 days"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Arabia on Sunday announced a 20-day extension of precautionary measures against COVID-19, according to local media.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4548\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Virus-Outbreak-Saudi-Arabia-Saudi-Arabia-extends-coronavirus-restrictions-for-20-days-rapid-news-rapidnews-dailyrapid.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" 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restaurants and cafes, the Saudi Press Agency reported, citing an Interior Ministry source.<\/p>\n<p>The extension is effective from 10 p.m. local time on Sunday, as part of efforts to curb a sudden increase in COVID-19 cases in the country.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4549\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saudipoliceriyadh-Saudi-Arabia-extends-coronavirus-restrictions-for-20-days-rapid-news-rapidnews.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saudipoliceriyadh-Saudi-Arabia-extends-coronavirus-restrictions-for-20-days-rapid-news-rapidnews.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saudipoliceriyadh-Saudi-Arabia-extends-coronavirus-restrictions-for-20-days-rapid-news-rapidnews-300x188.jpg 300w, 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