Categories: COVID-19

List activities exempted from night lockdown

Activities that are excluded from the decision of the night closure of commercial activities and the prevention of movement of individuals and vehicles from 8 pm to 5 am, starting on Sunday, March 28, 2021 are as follows:

  1. Transport of healthcare personnel
  2. Emergency vehicles involved in electricity and water services
  3. Private hospitals can continue to function
  4. Pharmacies on night duty can also run, as regulated by the Ministry of Health
  5. Seaports and airports can continue operations
  6. Trucks of all types – from three tonnes and above
  7. Water and wastewater tankers
  8. Factories can continue to operate, however, employees must remain inside
  9. Loading and unloading operations in factories and stores – employees must stay inside the premises
  10. Fuel stations on duty, regulated by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Investment Promotion, in coordination with marketing companies
  11. Oil fields
  12. Employees working in press and media organizations – both public and private, whose job requires them to be at work during the ban. The Ministry of Information will provide them with the required permits.

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