Coronavirus keeps pilgrims from participating in Umrah pilgrimage

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Saudi Arabia has banned all religious visits to the country to prevent the spread of coronavirus or COVID-19.

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Published 28 February 2020 7:47pm

Updated 2 March 2020 6:29am

By Bernadette Clarke

Source: SBS

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Coronavirus keeps pilgrims from participating in Umrah pilgrimage

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Saudi Arabia has banned all religious visits to the country to prevent the spread of coronavirus or COVID-19.

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Saudi Arabia has banned all religious visits to the country to prevent the spread of coronavirus or COVID-19.

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