Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia suspends entry for pilgrims visiting holy sites

Visitors to the major holy sites of Mecca and Medina are barred in the fight against the virus.

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Some 12.8 million students across Japan were told to stay home for weeks, Saudi Arabia cut travel to Islam’s holiest sites.

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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.

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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.

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