Concerned authorities in the Great Mosque of Mecca began to impose a temporary ban on entering the circling bowl with the start of a comprehensive sterilization process as a precaution to counter the new Corona virus.
And Saudi Arabia announced, last week, that it temporarily suspended entry of those wishing to perform Umrah into its territory, as part of a series of precautionary measures aimed at preventing the outbreak of the Corona virus, which is emerging in the Kingdom.