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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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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_Mideast_Saudi_Arabia_85101.jpg-78a05 [1]-1583421033012 — 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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Copy of 2020-03-03T123734Z_845354559_RC2CCF9JV53B_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-SAUDI-1583421068210 — 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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Copy of 2020-03-03T130733Z_1321700112_RC2DCF9KGR5F_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-SAUDI-1583421040073 — 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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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_Mideast_Saudi_Arabia_74943.jpg-d2268-1583421075112 — Workers clean the Grand Mosque, in Mecca Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 565561-01-08-1583421082358 — 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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Copy of 2020-03-03T125128Z_515323171_RC2CCF9846J9_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-SAUDI-1583421047500 — Cleaners wear protective masks as they sweep the floor at the Grand mosque in Mecca. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 565560-01-08-1583421077524 — 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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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_Mideast_Saudi_Arabia_01950.jpg-75c06 [1]-1583421025741 — A pilgrim wears a mask as he visits the Grand Mosque, in Mecca Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 2020-03-03T124233Z_1759147339_RC2CCF9H99J1_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-SAUDI-1583421051544 — Cleaners wear protective masks as they sweep the floor at the Grand mosque in Mecca. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_Mideast_Saudi_Arabia_07425.jpg-89db0-1583421029394 — Foreign pilgrims, entered Mecca before halting the visas, wait their bus to leave home in Mecca Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 2020-03-03T124232Z_1103584356_RC2CCF9BA3R5_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-SAUDI [1]-1583421054951 — Cleaners wear protective masks as they sweep the floor at the Grand mosque in Mecca. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_Mideast_Saudi_Arabia_27543.jpg-5674b~1-1583421061165 — A pilgrim feeds pigeons outside the Grand Mosque, in Mecca Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_Mideast_Saudi_Arabia_62976.jpg-22176 [1]-1583421064569 — Indonesian pilgrims, who entered Mecca before halting the visas, wait their bus to leave home in Mecca Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 565564-01-08-1583421080043 — Sanitation workers clean the area outside the Kaaba, at the Grand Mosque complex in Mecca Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 2020-03-03T124231Z_1792590163_RC2CCF9CLNC7_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-SAUDI-1583421057893 — Cleaners wear protective masks as they sweep the floor at the Grand mosque in Mecca. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-03T125129Z_2043484412_RC2CCF9JS7H7_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-SAUDI-1583421043794 — Cleaners sweep the floor at the Grand mosque in Mecca. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-03T123734Z_1291061884_RC2CCF9R8OLV_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-SAUDI-1583421071784 — Cleaners wear protective masks as they sweep the floor at the Grand mosque in Mecca. Image Credit: REUTERS

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