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The news last Friday that 2 MERS-CoV cases had been detected in Taif – just an hour’s drive east of Mecca – has heightened concerns over this year’s Umrah and Hajj, where millions of devout will converge on the Holy sites in Saudi Arabia.
Although Saudi Arabia has announced a reduction in the number of foreign visas by 20% (see KSA To Limit Umrah & Hajj Visitors), millions of visitors are still expected to flood into the Kingdom over the next four months.
Yesterday (h/t Sharon Sanders on FluTrackers) several Arabic media sources reported on the appearance of signs and posters on storefronts and restaurants in Taif, warning of the risks from the MERS Coronavirus.
This machine translation is from www.m09m.com
Posters for "Corona" on the Taif Shops and Restaurants
Deal North martyrs health center in Taif, a number of posters and pamphlets to increase awareness about the virus, "Corona", and ways to prevent it, the gates and facades of restaurants and shops, and in prominent places to passers-by can see it.
This came after the emergence of the "virus" in the province, the Ministry of Health announced - officially - and there are some injuries, of which two cases died; ask develop educational plan, which included the distribution of those stickers awareness directorates in the Kingdom.
