The Hajj pilgrimage during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020: event hosting without the mass gathering
J Travel Med
.
2021 Feb 23;28(2):taaa194.
doi: 10.1093/jtm/taaa194.
Authors
Shahul H Ebrahim
1
,
Yusuf Ahmed
2
3
,
Saleh A Alqahtani
4
5
,
Ziad A Memish
6
7
Affiliations
1
Faculty of Science, University of Sciences, Technique and Technology, Bamako, Mali.
2
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia.
3
Directorate of Research and Postgraduate Studies, Levy Mwanawasa Medical University, Lusaka, Zambia.
4
Department of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
5
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
6
Research & Innovation Center, King Saud Medical City, Ministry of Health and College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
7
Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
PMID:
33184626
PMCID:
PMC7717263
DOI:
10.1093/jtm/taaa194
No abstract available
Keywords:
COVID-19; Hajj 2020; Saudi Arabia; mass gathering; pandemic mitigation.