Citizens of Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia have
been banned from Hajj by Saudi Arabia after the
Ebola outbreak in their countries.
The information was given by the Hausa Service of
the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
According to reports, the Saudi Ministry of Health
has said that it has deployed medical experts to the
country’s seaport and airport to screen the
intending pilgrims to the holy land.
The concerned bodies in Saudi Arabia have been
requested to stop granting visas to people from
Guinea and Liberia because of the risk of the
disease and its easy spreading among crowds.
The ministry also said that the national hospital in
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia has been quarantined to
undergo Ebola test as a result illness after he
returned from Sierra Leone.
With the millions of visitors Saudi Arabia attracts for
religious tourism, the holy cities of Mecca and
Medina could be with high potential of contagious
disease transmission.

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Why dem no ban Nigeria.

Fear of ebola?