Coronavirus: Watch pictures of Kaaba being cleaned

Hundreds of cleaners sweep the floor while worshippers continue prayers

Published: March 05, 2020 18:59 Compiled by Balaram Menon, Senior Digital Content Producer

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Workers sterilise the ground in front of the Kaaba, at the Grand Mosque in Mecca. Saudi Arabia banned citizens and residents from performing pilgrimage in Mecca over fears of coronavirus, state news agency SPA said on Wednesday. The rare step by the kingdom, which hosts Islam's holiest sites, expands on restrictions introduced last week for Muslim pilgrims from abroad making the same religious trips and limiting the entry of tourists. Image Credit: AP

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The latest measures concern the Umrah pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca and visits to a site in Medina. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Cleaners clean Zamzam water distribution area, following the outbreak of the coronavirus, at the Grand mosque in Mecca Image Credit: REUTERS

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Workers clean the Grand Mosque, in Mecca Image Credit: AP

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Worshippers wearing protective face masks walk in the courtyard surrounding the Kaaba, at the Grand Mosque complex in Mecca Image Credit: AFP

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Cleaners wear protective masks as they sweep the floor at the Grand mosque in Mecca. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Sanitary workers wearing protective face masks continue to clean the courtyard surrounding the Kaaba, at the Grand Mosque complex in Mecca Image Credit: AFP

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A pilgrim wears a mask as he visits the Grand Mosque, in Mecca Image Credit: AP

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Cleaners wear protective masks as they sweep the floor at the Grand mosque in Mecca. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Foreign pilgrims, entered Mecca before halting the visas, wait their bus to leave home in Mecca Image Credit: AP

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Cleaners wear protective masks as they sweep the floor at the Grand mosque in Mecca. Image Credit: REUTERS

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A pilgrim feeds pigeons outside the Grand Mosque, in Mecca Image Credit: AP

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Indonesian pilgrims, who entered Mecca before halting the visas, wait their bus to leave home in Mecca Image Credit: AP

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Sanitation workers clean the area outside the Kaaba, at the Grand Mosque complex in Mecca Image Credit: AFP

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Cleaners wear protective masks as they sweep the floor at the Grand mosque in Mecca. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Cleaners sweep the floor at the Grand mosque in Mecca. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Cleaners wear protective masks as they sweep the floor at the Grand mosque in Mecca. Image Credit: REUTERS

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