Saudi bars Gulf citizens from holy cities over coronavirus fears

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Saudi Arabia on Friday barred citizens from the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council from entering two of Islam’s holiest cities amid fears over the new coronavirus, the foreign ministry said.

The ministry announced in a statement “the temporary suspension of entry of the

Council’s citizens to the cities of Mecca and Medina.”DOWNLOAD THE PUNCH NEWS APP NOW ON

 

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