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Workers clean the Grand Mosque, during the minor pilgrimage, known as Umrah, in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Monday, March 2, 2020. At Islam’s holiest site in Mecca, restrictions put in place by Saudi Arabia to halt the spread of the new coronavirus saw far smaller crowds than usual on Monday. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Workers clean the Grand Mosque, during the minor pilgrimage, known as Umrah, in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Monday, March 2, 2020. At Islam’s holiest site in Mecca, restrictions put in place by Saudi Arabia to halt the spread of the new coronavirus saw far smaller crowds than usual on Monday. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

March 4, 2020

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Virus halts pilgrimages to Mecca, Friday prayers in Iran
March 4, 2020 12:23 p.m.

Virus halts pilgrimages to Mecca, Friday prayers in Iran

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The coronavirus outbreak disrupted Islamic worship in the Middle East as Saudi Arabia on Wednesday banned its citizens and other residents of the kingdom from performing the pilgrimage in Mecca, while Iran canceled Friday prayers in major cities.