Police arrested a man who attempted to attack a security official when the latter tried to catch him for violating coronavirus preventive protocols in the Qatif governorate in the Eastern Province.

The Saudi Interior Ministry has said that the 24-hour lockdown in Qatif will end on Thursday. The ban on coming and going to Qatif will be lifted.

Saudi Arabia announced on Thursday five deaths from coronavirus and said that 165 new cases have been detected