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The number of cases of infection with coronavirus in Saudi Arabia has more than 213 thousand, according to the Ministry of health of the Kingdom.

According to the Ministry, for the last day in Saudi Arabia revealed 4207 new infected have died, 52 patients with COVID-19.

The total number of confirmed cases of infection with coronavirus in the Kingdom has reached 213 716, recovered almost 150 thousand people died 1968.

Saudi Arabia ranked first among Arab countries in the number of cases of coronavirus. Despite the continued increase in the number of patients with coronavirus, Saudi Arabia began to gradually loosen the restrictive measures at the end of may to allow domestic flights and travel between provinces. In the country once again began to work the mosque. However, in connection with the coronavirus, the government of the Kingdom decided to limit the number of pilgrims on the Hajj to only those Muslims who are already in the country, their number this year will not exceed ten thousand compared to several million, who usually come to the Hajj in Saudi Arabia.

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