My Way News - Muslim hajj crowds thinned by virus concerns
My
Way News reports: "Muslims from across the world poured Sunday into a
sprawling tent city in the Saudi desert before the start of the annual
Islamic hajj pilgrimage, but the number of the pilgrims this year has
been reduced in part by concerns over a respiratory virus centered in
the Arabian peninsula. [...] Saudi authorities sharply cut back on
visas for groups such as the elderly, pregnant women and those with
chronic illnesses as a precaution against a new respiratory virus
related to SARS that has killed more than 50 people in the kingdom this
past year."
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