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Saturday, May 23, 2020

Dhahran Covid Timeline

I am going to put these in order as best I can so I have a record of what our world looked like here.  This is my interpretation of what I feel like is important to remember I may have missed things so feel free to remind me, some I have taken out purposely since this is public and I don't need to be in trouble for sharing too much.  Saudi has been very proactive on controlling Covid and as a result our death rate is very very very low. 

Current Total Stats for Dhahran til June 20th:
Days Counted: 112
Days in Curfew-60
Days in Lockdown- 26

March Stats
Day in March-31
Days in Curfew-8
Days in Lockdown- 0

March 2- First case of Covid in KSA

March 7- All land borders to Saudi closed- UAE, Causeway, Kuwait.

March 8- Qatif goes on lockdown and Saudi schools close. Camp schools go online. 

March 10- No entry from 14 countries. UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Lesbaon, Syria, Egypt, Iraq, Oman, Italy, S. Korea, France, Germany, Turkey and Spain. This leave BA & KLM as the only two flight paths still coming in and leaving.


March 11- Hand Sanitizer man makes an appearance for one day.
March 14- All air travel to and from Saudi is suspended for two weeks.   

March 15- JHAH quits servicing patients, except emergencies. All community services are closed.


March 17- Mosques are closed. 
March 22- Company starts issuing guidelines for safety.

March 24- Curfew in effect 7pm to 6am.

 March 29- All international flights and borders closed UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Some photos from this month.  
Comm lines. They moved to you have to have an appointment to go to solve this. 

April Stats:
Total Days in Month- 30
Days in Curfew-10
Days in 24 Lockdown- 20

April 2nd- U.S. announces 1st repatriation/evacuation flights.

April 6th- 24 hour curfew goes into effect in Dhahran. Tavel permissions to go to and from work, only one person in a vehicle, you can only to go the grocery and work.


April 12- 24 hour curfew is extended until further notice.


April 26th- Lockdown lifted!! New curfew- 5pm to 9 am

May Stats
Day in May-31
Days in Curfew-22
Days in Lockdown- 6

May 12- curfew extended NO 24 lockdown again until Eid!


May 14/15- Company and JHAH stepped up their texts and requirements.


May 23- 24 hour Lockdown in effect


May 25- App for permission to walk/jog released.

May 28-Lockdown restrictions ease.
🔘 HIGHLIGHTS:
🔺️ PHASE ONE: Shortening of the 24-hour curfew, allowing free movement in private cars from 6 a.m. until 3 p.m. all areas of the Kingdom except the holy city of Makkah, beginning Thursday (May 28) until Saturday (May 30th)
🔺️ PHASE TWO: Beginning Sunday May 31 until June 20, free movement from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m in all regions of the Kingdom will be allowed except Makkah.
🔺️ PHASE THREE: From June 21, citizens and residents will be allowed to move freely all the time in all regions of the Kingdom except Makkah until further notice.
June 1- Domestic Flights begin again