20 Mar 2020
In an official address to the nation on Sunday, Ramaphosa said travel to destinations in the EU, US, UK and other high-risk countries such as China, Iran and South Korea should be avoided with immediate effect. Moaaz Casoo, the secretary-general of the South African Hajj and Umrah Council, said “However, it is too early to determine if hajj will continue or not.
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20 Mar 2020
The authorities have suspended the entry and prayer in the outer courtyards of Two Holy Mosques in Makkah and Madinah, Saudi Press Agency reported early Friday quoting a statement from the spokesman of the General Presidency of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Affairs.
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19 Mar 2020
Saudi Arabia said on Thursday it suspended Muslims from conducting their five daily prayers and the weekly Friday prayer in the overflow area just outside the walls of the two holy mosques in Mecca and Medina to limit the spread of coronavirus.
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19 Mar 2020
142 passengers arriving from Saudi Arabia along with three coronavirus-infected people were tested, the test results came out negative, said the Health Minister Kosmosbek Cholponbayev at the briefing in Bishkek on March 19
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19 Mar 2020
Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Noorul Haq Qadri Thursday said preparations for Hajj 2020 are underway as per routine.
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