Journal of Travel Medicine
Volume 27, Issue 3, April 2020
https://academic.oup.com/jtm/issue/27/3

Rapid Communications
Saudi Arabia’s drastic measures to curb the COVID-19 outbreak: temporary suspension of the Umrah pilgrimage
Shahul H Ebrahim, MD, PhD, Ziad A Memish, MD, FRCPC
Journal of Travel Medicine, Volume 27, Issue 3, April 2020, taaa029, https://doi.org/10.1093/jtm/taaa029
With the global spread of COVID-19, concerns arise about mass gathering events which will further facilitate disease spread. This report welcomes KSA decision to suspend uma