Saudi Arabia — record the number of infected with the coronavirus among Arab countries out of the quarantine. At the end of last week, the country opened all the mosques except the strictly Protected zone in the Makkah, they were followed by cafes and restaurants, has resumed domestic services. But the answer to the main for Muslims around the world a question when you can make a pilgrimage to the Holy places, are still there.”On sorokogradusnoy heat in the mask is very hard, but it’s better than the hospital,”— says a resident of Riyadh Suzanne al-dossari. She told “Kommersant” that, despite the easing of the quarantine regime, the Saudis are trying to be careful, do not hurry with visits to family and friends, but would like to attend the mosque and shops.Sunday the inhabitants of the Kingdom can move freely from 6:00 to 20:00 throughout the country, with the exception of Mecca. Full lifting of the curfew is scheduled from 21 June, too, everywhere except Mecca.Strict quarantine law operated in the Kingdom since the end of March to the beginning of the Holy month of Ramadan. Some provinces have set a curfew from 6:00 to 15:00, somewhere out of the house was limited to 24 hours except in emergencies. The rules changed depending on the epidemiological situation in the province, but, before to begin a phased exit from quarantine, life in the country came to a total standstill for three days. Even where there were breaks, they were cancelled while they celebrated the end of Ramadan.King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz al Saud specifically thanked the “citizens of the Kingdom and foreign residents for the support of preventive measures for the preservation of health”, including the willingness to meet without guests the holiday of Eid ul-Fitr (Eid al-Fitr). But on may 26, Saudi Arabia began to gradually withdraw from the quarantine mode.”The first thing I did when it became possible to leave, went shopping, bought new clothes. There feel safe, everywhere there are markings on the observance of social distance, all wearing masks and gloves,” said MS al dossari. “The whole quarantine I spent at home studying and working online. Now in University vacations, but those who took summer courses, continue to learn remotely,” she adds, not forgetting, like a true filed of the Kingdom, to Express my gratitude to king Salman and crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the care. It is first and foremost about free medical care, and in the case of coronavirus, she relied not only Saudis but also expatriates and foreigners, stranded in the Kingdom due to the closure of borders.At the death of Saudi Arabia in third place after Egypt and Algeria — 549 cases.Saudi Arabia has closed its borders on March 15, a week was stopped PE��Emesene between provinces — on airplanes, cars and trains. At the end of March in cities on highways were established roadblocks. Police check paper permit with permission to work. At the beginning of the quarantine it was written by employers, if their business was allowed to operate. Later came the electronic application, where the inhabitants of the Kingdom had to register their exits from the house. The shopping took no more than an hour.”Riyadh all of April was as if extinct, because of the checks on the roads at the intersection were able to accumulate three to five cars, but to the Saudi capital, where usually endless traffic jams, it’s the little things”,— told “Kommersant” one of the expats, who asked not to be named. Now, according to him, life flows back on the road again full of cars. In the shopping queue because of the restrictions on the number of people that can go inside. “Sometimes you have to stand on the street, although very hot. But for many it’s a chance to get out of the house. More particularly nowhere to go. At the entrance to supermarkets all give out gloves and masks and be sure to check the temperature. However, because of the heat, a lot of mistakes. I had measured 38 with something, had a few minutes to stand under the air conditioner, the temperature dropped and I was let inside,”— said the source “b”.Neither he nor Suzanne have not had time to visit cafes or restaurants, which only resumed on Monday, though with many restrictions. Under the new rules, one table can sit no more than five people, except family members, between the tables and at the box office observed social distance in half-meter, as in the stores. Another recommendation for food service establishments to use disposable utensils and electronic menu. First in restaurants hastened the youth.There are those who have already returned to work. While public and private institutions are limited in jobs you may not have more than 30% of employees. Those who came, strongly advise you to avoid handshakes and wash hands regularly.This week began to emerge from the isolation of children up to 15 years. They were allowed to visit the shops and cafes. Entertainment centers, playgrounds and cinemas will be closed until June 20. By the end of June it is also planned to fully restore the plane until Monday have earned only a few airlines, and Railways.But one of the main characters return to normal life for many of the Saudis was the renewal of common prayer. On Sunday they were able to return to more than 90 thousand mosques, including the Prophet’s mosque in Medina, on the site where prophet Mohammed was buried,. At the same time, the Grand mosque in Mecca, where the main Muslim Shrine — the Kaaba, yet onstetsa closed.Before resuming mass prayers in mosques were disinfected and removed all of the carpet. Praying must come with their prayer rug and a copy of the Koran, and to comply with social distance. Ablution before prayer you must also make at home, not usually the territory of the mosque. The occupancy of mosques should not exceed 40%. The presence on the prayers of the elderly and children. When you open of Mecca, is unclear. So, in question and resume the pilgrimage of Hajj and Umrah. This year the Hajj was to be held in July. In April, Saudi authorities appealed to the faithful asking them not to rush to make plans for the Hajj. This request remains in force.Marianna Belenkaya
