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'Camel Flu' Threat At FIFA World Cup? Here's What Health Authorities Say
First identified in Saudi Arabia in 2012, MERS is a respiratory disease caused by a coronavirus. It is considered to be more dangerous than COVID.
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No Quarantine For Vaccinated Arrivals As Saudi Arabia Lifts Covid Curbs
Saudi Arabia said Saturday it was lifting most Covid restrictions including social distancing in public spaces and quarantine for vaccinated arrivals, moves that could facilitate the arrival of Muslim pilgrims.
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Social Distancing Measures Reimposed At Mecca's Grand Mosque
Saudi Arabia on Thursday reimposed social distancing measures at the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, after recording the highest number of infections in months.
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Saudi Arabia, UAE Report First 'Omicron' Covid Variant Cases In Gulf
Saudi Arabia has recorded the Gulf's first confirmed case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in a citizen returning from North Africa, a health ministry official said Wednesday.
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Arab Countries Ban Travel From African Nations Due To New Covid Strain
Saudi Arabia on Friday was among countries in the Middle East and North Africa to ban travellers from several African nations due to fears over a new coronavirus variant.
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Mecca Grand Mosque Drops Social Distancing, 1st Time Since Covid Outbreak
The Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia operated at full capacity Sunday, with worshippers praying shoulder-to-shoulder for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began.
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Saudi Arabia Now Has The World's Toughest Vaccine Rules
A security guard stands at the entrance to every mall in Saudi Arabia's capital, ready for a pandemic routine shoppers are getting used to: proving their vaccination status on a government phone app that tracks their location at all times.
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Coronavirus India Live News Update: India Reports 43,509 New Cases In Last 24 Hours
Saudi Arabia will impose a three-year travel ban on citizens travelling to countries on the kingdom's red list, including India, under efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus and its new variants.
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Pilgrims Arrive In Mecca For Second Hajj During Pandemic
Pilgrims began arriving in the holy city of Mecca on Saturday for the second downsized hajj staged during the coronavirus pandemic, circling Islam's holiest site in masks and on distanced paths.
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2,072 Indians Died Due To Covid Abroad: Government
A total of 2,072 Indians died due to the coronavirus in various countries with the highest death count of 906 being reported in Saudi Arabia followed by 375 in the United Arab Emirates, the government said on Thursday.
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'Camel Flu' Threat At FIFA World Cup? Here's What Health Authorities Say
First identified in Saudi Arabia in 2012, MERS is a respiratory disease caused by a coronavirus. It is considered to be more dangerous than COVID.
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No Quarantine For Vaccinated Arrivals As Saudi Arabia Lifts Covid Curbs
Saudi Arabia said Saturday it was lifting most Covid restrictions including social distancing in public spaces and quarantine for vaccinated arrivals, moves that could facilitate the arrival of Muslim pilgrims.
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Social Distancing Measures Reimposed At Mecca's Grand Mosque
Saudi Arabia on Thursday reimposed social distancing measures at the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, after recording the highest number of infections in months.
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Saudi Arabia, UAE Report First 'Omicron' Covid Variant Cases In Gulf
Saudi Arabia has recorded the Gulf's first confirmed case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in a citizen returning from North Africa, a health ministry official said Wednesday.
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Arab Countries Ban Travel From African Nations Due To New Covid Strain
Saudi Arabia on Friday was among countries in the Middle East and North Africa to ban travellers from several African nations due to fears over a new coronavirus variant.
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Mecca Grand Mosque Drops Social Distancing, 1st Time Since Covid Outbreak
The Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia operated at full capacity Sunday, with worshippers praying shoulder-to-shoulder for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began.
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Saudi Arabia Now Has The World's Toughest Vaccine Rules
A security guard stands at the entrance to every mall in Saudi Arabia's capital, ready for a pandemic routine shoppers are getting used to: proving their vaccination status on a government phone app that tracks their location at all times.
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Coronavirus India Live News Update: India Reports 43,509 New Cases In Last 24 Hours
Saudi Arabia will impose a three-year travel ban on citizens travelling to countries on the kingdom's red list, including India, under efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus and its new variants.
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Pilgrims Arrive In Mecca For Second Hajj During Pandemic
Pilgrims began arriving in the holy city of Mecca on Saturday for the second downsized hajj staged during the coronavirus pandemic, circling Islam's holiest site in masks and on distanced paths.
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2,072 Indians Died Due To Covid Abroad: Government
A total of 2,072 Indians died due to the coronavirus in various countries with the highest death count of 906 being reported in Saudi Arabia followed by 375 in the United Arab Emirates, the government said on Thursday.
