Virus threat looms large as annual hajj ritual begins in Saudi Arabia

Name: Virus threat looms large as annual hajj ritual begins in Saudi Arabia
Uploaded: 2020-07-29T09:13:55+00:00
Duration: 1 min 56 s
Description: Saudi Arabia has begun hosting the annual hajj festivities. With the threat of coronavirus looming, the religious pilgrimage is this year limited to 10,000 people, who must be residents of the kingdom, instead of the usual 2.5 million from around the world who attend.

Issued on: 29/07/2020 - 11:13

Saudi Arabia has begun hosting the annual hajj festivities. With the threat of coronavirus looming, the religious pilgrimage is this year limited to 10,000 people, who must be residents of the kingdom, instead of the usual 2.5 million from around the world who attend.