1. الرئيسية
  2. Middle East and North Africa
  3. Egypt

الشرق الأوسط: أنفلونزا الخنازير تحد من عدد المعتمرين في رمضان

Some 3 million pilgrims went to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, in 2008 for Hajj. Health authorities are introducing measures to reduce the spread of pandemic H1N1 in the 2009 Hajj Wikimedia Commons
Some 3 million pilgrims went to Mecca in 2008 for Hajj. In 2009, only those between the ages of 12 and 65 with proof of a flu vaccination and no chronic disease will be granted Hajj visas

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