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World Service,27 Feb 2020,53 mins

Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia bars pilgrims

Newsday

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Saudi Arabia is suspending entry for foreign pilgrims to Mecca and Medina, as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus. Meanwhile, the number of coronavirus cases in Italy has jumped to 400, amid international efforts to contain the spread of the deadly outbreak. Newsday's Alan Kasujja is in Kenya's rural north-west to report from what's been a largely ignored or forgotten area of the country.

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