Saudi Arabia to ease coronavirus curbs from Oct 17: media

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Saudi Arabia will ease Covid-19 curbs from October 17 in response to a sharp drop in daily infections, the state news agency said quoting an interior ministry official.

The government will lift social distancing measures and allow full-capacity attendance at the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet's Mosque in Madina, the agency added.

In this file photo, pilgrims wearing face masks and keeping social distance perform tawaf around Kaabah during the annual Haj pilgrimage. — Reuters/File
In this file photo, pilgrims wearing face masks and keeping social distance perform tawaf around Kaabah during the annual Haj pilgrimage. — Reuters/File

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