Partial curfew extension in northeastern Syria

North-Press Agency

On Tuesday, the joint presidency of the Executive Council of North and East Syria decided to extend the partial curfew for an additional period in northeastern Syria, starting tomorrow, Wednesday May 27th until June 5th, according to a statement posted on the official Facebook account of the Autonomous Administration.

The curfew starts from seven in the evening until six in the morning the next day.

All shops and professions are allowed to open from six in the morning until seven in the evening. All restaurants are allowed to operate during the curfew period for deliveries only.

Meanwhile, cafes, cafeterias, schools and universities remain closed.

All public and private mass transportation is permitted to operate inside and outside cities and among departments, taking into account preventative and physical distancing measures.

Residents may practice their religious rituals in places of worship, taking into account rules of health protection and physical distancing.

Full-time employees start in all the Autonomous Administration’s institutions in northeastern Syria, starting tomorrow morning.

Border crossings remain closed until a decision is issued by the joint presidency of the Executive Council, except for the Tayha and Tabqa crossings, which remain open only to humanitarian cases and students, and only with necessary documents.

On May 11th, the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria extended the curfew for an additional period for the fourth time from May 12th until the end of the Eid al-Fitr holiday on May 26th, as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of coronavirus.