Egypt shortens night curfew by an hour for Ramazan

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Egypt will keep a night-time curfew for the month of Ramazan to combat the coronavirus spread but make it one hour shorter, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has said.

The curfew will start at 9pm instead of the previous 8pm and run until 6am, he told a televised news conference. Communal activities and mass prayers have been banned this Ramazan.

Reuters quoted the premier as saying that the government will review the measures in two weeks to decide whether to keep them in place, he said.

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