31 May 2021

The government has announced that restrictions that were put in place on 6 May 2021 to combat the spread of COVID will be lifted from 1 June 2021. The restrictions included a deadline of 9pm for the closure of stores, malls, and restaurants.

Other restrictions still remain in place, such as strict adherence to summer opening hours, a ban on holding religious celebrations and mourning marquees, the prohibition of serving hookah (sheesha) by restaurants and cafes, and a requirement that weddings be held in open areas. As has been the case since the beginning of the pandemic, all preventive and precautionary measures such as social distancing must still be adhered to. (Source: Reuters (English), al-Ahram (English), Egypt Independent (English), al-Arabiya, al-Masry al-Youm)