The Saudi authorities, fearing that the hajj [pilgrimage to Mecca] could turn their holy city into a petri dish for viral mutations and a hub for spreading a new pandemic wave around the world, are working hard to head that off. They have asked some worshipers, including pregnant women and the elderly, not to make the trip, which is scheduled for the last week of November
pilgrims are advised to wash their hands frequently and bring their own surgical masks and hand sanitizers
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