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Cleaners wear protective face masks, following the outbreak of the coronavirus, as they swipe the floor at the Ka'aba in the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca on Tuesday. Image Credit: REUTERS Riyadh: In a dramatic move, Saudi Arabia on Tuesday barred GCC citizens and residents from entering the kingdom for 14 days after returning from outside the region due to coronavirus concerns, state news agency SPA reported. The official Saudi Press... read more...
Visitors to the major holy sites of Mecca and Medina are barred in the fight against the virus.
Iran reported 87 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total to 245, the largest in the Middle East. The number of patients in Kuwait almost doubled.
Some 12.8 million students across Japan were told to stay home for weeks, Saudi Arabia cut travel to Islam’s holiest sites.
Saudi Arabia took the rare step of suspending religious pilgrimage trips to the kingdom and limiting entry by tourists to help prevent the spread of coronavirus.
UK reports two new cases as outbreak spreads and losses on stock markets mount
The move is the latest drastic precautionary measure taken by countries in the Middle East in a bid to curb the spread of the deadly virus.
Pilgrims also banned amid broader restriction on visa holders from states deemed most likely to pose a health risk
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