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Saudi Arabia’s cities fall quiet during coronavirus curfew

Saudi Arabia’s cities fall quiet during coronavirus curfew

In Riyadh and Jeddah the main highways and side roads that are usually full of traffic in the evening were empty apart from the occasional police patrol. (AN Photo/Basheer Saleh)

In Riyadh and Jeddah the main highways and side roads that are usually full of traffic in the evening were empty apart from the occasional police patrol. (AN Photo/Basheer Saleh)

In Riyadh and Jeddah the main highways and side roads that are usually full of traffic in the evening were empty apart from the occasional police patrol. (AN Photo/Basheer Saleh)

In Riyadh and Jeddah the main highways and side roads that are usually full of traffic in the evening were empty apart from the occasional police patrol. (AN Photo/Basheer Saleh)

In Riyadh and Jeddah the main highways and side roads that are usually full of traffic in the evening were empty apart from the occasional police patrol. (AN Photo/Basheer Saleh)

In Riyadh and Jeddah the main highways and side roads that are usually full of traffic in the evening were empty apart from the occasional police patrol. (AN Photo/Basheer Saleh)

In Riyadh and Jeddah the main highways and side roads that are usually full of traffic in the evening were empty apart from the occasional police patrol. (AN Photo/Basheer Saleh)

In Riyadh and Jeddah the main highways and side roads that are usually full of traffic in the evening were empty apart from the occasional police patrol. (AN Photo/Basheer Saleh)

In Riyadh and Jeddah the main highways and side roads that are usually full of traffic in the evening were empty apart from the occasional police patrol. (AN Photo/Basheer Saleh)

In Riyadh and Jeddah the main highways and side roads that are usually full of traffic in the evening were empty apart from the occasional police patrol. (SPA)

In Riyadh and Jeddah the main highways and side roads that are usually full of traffic in the evening were empty apart from the occasional police patrol. (SPA)

In Riyadh and Jeddah the main highways and side roads that are usually full of traffic in the evening were empty apart from the occasional police patrol. (SPA)

In Riyadh and Jeddah the main highways and side roads that are usually full of traffic in the evening were empty apart from the occasional police patrol. (SPA)

In Riyadh and Jeddah the main highways and side roads that are usually full of traffic in the evening were empty apart from the occasional police patrol. (SPA)

In Riyadh and Jeddah the main highways and side roads that are usually full of traffic in the evening were empty apart from the occasional police patrol. (SPA)

Updated 23 March 2020 21:42

March 23, 2020 21:30

RIYADH/JEDDAH: The streets of Saudi Arabia’s major cities were all but deserted Monday night after a curfew to tackle the spread of coronavirus went into effect.