Pilgrims circle around the Kaaba at the Masjidil Haram in Mecca on August 13, 2019. EPA
Pilgrims circumambulate around the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, ahead of the Hajj pilgrimage in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia on August 7, 2019. AP Photo
Pilgrims pray near the Kaaba as worshippers circumambulate around during Umrah in Mecca on Monday. AP Photo
Pilgrims circumambulate around the Kaaba during Umrah in Mecca. AP Photo
Pilgrims touch the Kaaba stone wall as others perform Tawaf inside the al-Haram al-Sharif mosque in Mecca on August 7, 2019. EPA
Workers clean as Muslim pilgrims circumambulate around the Kaaba in Mecca on Monday. AP Photo
Pilgrims pray near Maqam Ibrahim, or the Station of Abraham, the golden glass structure, center, at the Grand Mosque in Mecca. AP Photo
Pilgrims circumambulate around the Kaaba during Umrah in Mecca. AP Photo
Pilgrims circle around the Kaaba at the Masjidil Haram in Mecca on August 13, 2019. EPA
Pilgrims circumambulate around the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, ahead of the Hajj pilgrimage in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia on August 7, 2019. AP Photo
Pilgrims pray near the Kaaba as worshippers circumambulate around during Umrah in Mecca on Monday. AP Photo
Pilgrims circumambulate around the Kaaba during Umrah in Mecca. AP Photo
Pilgrims touch the Kaaba stone wall as others perform Tawaf inside the al-Haram al-Sharif mosque in Mecca on August 7, 2019. EPA
Workers clean as Muslim pilgrims circumambulate around the Kaaba in Mecca on Monday. AP Photo
Pilgrims pray near Maqam Ibrahim, or the Station of Abraham, the golden glass structure, center, at the Grand Mosque in Mecca. AP Photo
Pilgrims circumambulate around the Kaaba during Umrah in Mecca. AP Photo
Pilgrims circle around the Kaaba at the Masjidil Haram in Mecca on August 13, 2019. EPA
Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia temporarily bans religious visits to protect pilgrims' safety
Ministry of Foreign Affairs stresses travel ban temporary as cases continue to spread throughout the Middle East
