The order exempts the employees of vital occupations in public and private sectors whose work and services are required during the curfew.

In Khartoum, the Sudanese government also declared a curfew (from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.) in all cities to prevent the coronavirus spread. The bus services between the states will be suspended as of Thursday.

In Algiers, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune ordered the deployment of troops in the capital Algiers and its adjacent province of Blida in a bid to impose a curfew and force citizens to stay home.

At a meeting of the High Security Council held at the President Office, a 10-day home lockdown was also ordered in the province of Blida for 10 days. Blida has registered eight deaths out of a total number of 125 COVID-19 cases.

Tunisian President Kais Saied also decided to deploy the army on the streets to implement the general confinement and the curfew (from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.) to prevent the coronavirus spread.

Tunisia reported 14 new cases on Monday, bringing the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 89.

In Beirut, following a government order, security forces were deployed all over Lebanon to control the movement of people. Lebanon reported 11 new COVID-19 cases, raising the total number of infections to 267.

One soldier of the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL), who returned to Lebanon from a vacation on March 15, was tested positive for COVID-19, said UNIFIL spokesperson Andrea Tenenti.

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