There will be two million Muslims and all it takes is one person infected with Ebola to spread it to the entire world. What could go possibly wrong? Also, let's not forget that Mers is still available.
The hajj started Oct 2, 2014 and will end on Oct 7, 2014, then we will have to wait 21 days to see if anyone passed Ebola.
The hajj started Oct 2, 2014 and will end on Oct 7, 2014, then we will have to wait 21 days to see if anyone passed Ebola.
MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia sought to assure the public that the kingdom was safe and free of health scares as an estimated 2 million Muslims streamed into a sprawling tent city near Mecca on Thursday for the start of the annual Islamic hajj pilgrimage.
Earlier this year, Saudi authorities banned people from Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea — the countries hardest hit in the Ebola epidemic — from getting visas as a precaution against the virus. The decision has affected a total of 7,400 pilgrims from the three countries.
Ebola is believed to have sickened more than 7,100 people in West Africa and killed more than 3,300, according to the World Health Organization.
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