The post-elections lockdown will start Thursday and end Sunday, announced the Minister of State for Media Affairs Ali Al-Ayed Thursday. The day after the elections, Wednesday, will be a normal working day.

The total lockdown will be imposed after the election results are announced, for three days, he said. The aim is to "protect citizens' health and the readiness in hospitals."

The official numbers from hospitals across the kingdom are still reassuring, and all decisions and updates will be shared in detail, said Al-Ayed. The government will be transparent, as it has a responsibility to explain every decision and reveal the reality of the situation to the people, which the media should pass on to citizens.

The government plans on holding two press conferences every week. One press conference will be about the coronavirus crisis and its repercussions, and the other about different topics that the government needs to discuss.