COVID-19 and the scaled-down 2020 Hajj Pilgrimage—Decisive, logical and prudent decision making by Saudi authorities overcomes pre-Hajj public health concerns

Alimuddin Zumla; Esam I. Azhar; Saleh Alqahtani; Shuja Shafi; Ziad A. Memish

doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2020.08.006

COVID-19 and the scaled-down 2020 Hajj Pilgrimage—Decisive, logical and prudent decision making by Saudi authorities overcomes pre-Hajj public health concerns

Alimuddin Zumla, Esam I. Azhar, Saleh Alqahtani, Shuja Shafi, Ziad A. Memish

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Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	34-36
Number of pages	3
Journal	International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume	99
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.08.006
State	Published - Oct 2020

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Infectious Diseases

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