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Hajj 2020: Touching Kaaba banned

Dhaka, (#thestates.news)  Touching the Kaaba will be banned during this year’s Hajj, as per health protocols issued by Saudi National Center for Disease Prevention and Control to prevent spread of COVID-19.

Bangladesh Ministry of Religious Affairs, in a statement issued here on Monday, said gatherings and meetings between pilgrims have also been prohibited during the pilgrimage. A social distancing space of a meter and a half between each pilgrim during the rituals including mass prayers and while circling the Kaaba area will be imposed, the statement read. (uni)

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