Saudi Arabia's eateries fall quiet amid new Covid-19 restrictions - in pictures

Authorities have suspended indoor dining services and limited recreational and entertainment activities for 10 days

People with face masks walk in front of a banner showing King Salman bin Abdulaziz, right, and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, outside a mall in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on February 5. Authorities have re-introduced tough measures to tackle Covid-19. AP Photo

Pedestrians pass a closed restaurant in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh, after the country's authorities suspended dining-in services and banned all recreational and entertainment activities for at least 10 days, under the new Covid-19 rules. AFP

Shoppers pass the empty food court of a mall in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh. AFP

Shoppers cross a walkway above an empty food court at a mall in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh. AFP

Chairs remain leaning against tables at the closed food court of a mall in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh. AFP

Pedestrians wearing masks to protect against Covid-19 walk past a closed restaurant in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh. AFP

A waiter at a closed restaurant gives directions to a man in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh. AFP

People wear face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. AP Photo

A man sits in a closed food court at a mall in the Saudi capital Riyadh. AFP

A children's play area stands empty at a mall in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh. AFP

Staff work at a restaurant that is closed to diners, in a mall in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh. Takeaway services can still be offered under new anti-coronavirus restrictions. AFP

Saudi woman Hala Abdullah shows her details on the Tawakkalna app, launched by Saudi authorities last year to track coronavirus infections, as she enters a shop in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Restrictions have been tightened recently, following a spike in cases. AP Photo

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