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In an unprecedented move, Saudi Arabia emptied the Kaaba, Islam's holiest site, for sterilisation over fears of the new coronavirus.
The move was a “temporary preventive measure” but the upper floors of the Grand Mosque in Makkah were still open for prayers, a Saudi official told AFP. According to Saudi Gazette, the Prophet’s Mosque in Madina will also be closed one hour after Isha prayers and will reopen an hour before Fajr prayers.
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