Sunday’s announcement comes days before the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan when observant Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset, as Lebanon’s Interior Ministry has announced that the nighttime curfew will be shortened by one hour to start at 8 p.m.
Nearly two thirds of the Mediterranean country’s 5 million people are Muslims, while a third are Christians.
Lebanon imposed a nighttime curfew last month in an attempt to limit the spread of the new Coronavirus. Most businesses, schools and universities have been closed for weeks.
The ministry’s decision that will go into effect Monday and restaurants will be allowed to deliver food until the start of the curfew.
