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Elderly, people with chronic diseases urged to postpone Haj
International experts assisting with measures to tackle Mers spread
By Habib Toumi Bureau Chief
Published: 19:14 April 29, 2014
Gulf News
Manama: Saudi Arabia is launching a strong drive to persuade the elderly, pregnant women and people with chronic diseases to postpone Haj this year in a bid to prevent the spread of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers) coronavirus during the pilgrimage season.
Acting Health Minister Adel Faqih on Tuesday said that the foreign ministry is to ask its embassies and consulates abroad to convince the particularly vulnerable categories of people not to come to the kingdom that has emerged as the epicentre of the new respiratory virus...
Elderly, people with chronic diseases urged to postpone Haj
International experts assisting with measures to tackle Mers spread
By Habib Toumi Bureau Chief
Published: 19:14 April 29, 2014
Gulf News
Manama: Saudi Arabia is launching a strong drive to persuade the elderly, pregnant women and people with chronic diseases to postpone Haj this year in a bid to prevent the spread of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers) coronavirus during the pilgrimage season.
Acting Health Minister Adel Faqih on Tuesday said that the foreign ministry is to ask its embassies and consulates abroad to convince the particularly vulnerable categories of people not to come to the kingdom that has emerged as the epicentre of the new respiratory virus...