Coronavirus live news: Saudi Arabia closes borders to hajj attendees as global Covid-19 cases pass 9m

Sanitation workers disinfect the area around the Kaaba in Mecca’s Grand Mosque in April, on the first day of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, amid unprecedented bans on family gatherings and mass prayers due to the coronavirus pandemic. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

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