DUBAI, June 23 — Global coronavirus infections topped nine million yesterday as the World Health Organisation warned that the pandemic was accelerating and Saudi Arabia said it would allow a “very limited” number of pilgrims to the Haj next month. France took its biggest step yet back to...
A Saudi family wearing protective face masks walk on Tahlia Street as nightlife kicks off, following the outbreak of Covid-19, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia June 21, 2020. — Reuters pic
And there are fears of new clusters in Melbourne and Lisbon as well as renewed outbreaks in Beijing and other parts of Asia. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has repeatedly played down the threat, comparing the virus to a “little flu” and arguing the economic impact of shutdowns is worse than the virus itself.
The Haj, one of the five pillars of Islam and a must for able-bodied Muslims at least once in their lifetime, represents a potentially major source of contagion. Swimming pools and cinemas also reopened yesterday while children up to the age of 15 returned to school, attendance once again becoming compulsory.
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