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Scaled-back hajj begins as Mideast sees signs of COVID-19 stabilization

By iopac on July 29, 2020

Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsJul 29, 2020A dramatically scaled-back version of the hajj pilgrimage began in Saudi Arabia yesterday.

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