Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2020 Mar-Apr:34:101622.
doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2020.101622. Epub 2020 Mar 11.

COVID 19: Will the 2020 Hajj pilgrimage and Tokyo Olympic Games be cancelled?

Philippe Gautret  1 , Jaffar A Al-Tawfiq  2 , Van Thuan Hoang  3
Affiliations

COVID 19: Will the 2020 Hajj pilgrimage and Tokyo Olympic Games be cancelled?

Philippe Gautret et al. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2020 Mar-Apr.
No abstract available

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of competing interest No.

References

    1. Ebrahim S.H., Memish Z.A. Saudi Arabia's measures to curb the COVID-19 outbreak: temporary suspension of the Umrah pilgrimage. J Trav Med. 2020 doi: 10.1093/jtm/taaa029. pii: taaa029. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Ebrahim S.H., Memish Z.A. COVID-19: preparing for superspreader potential among Umrah pilgrims to Saudi Arabia. Lancet. 2020 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30466-9. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Who Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) situation Report –40. https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/2... accessed Mar 01, 2020.
    1. Gilbert M., Pullano G., Pinotti F. Preparedness and vulnerability of African countries against importations of COVID-19: a modelling study. Lancet. 2020;20:30411–30416. pii: S0140-6736. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Hoang V.T., Sow D., Dogue F., Edouard S., Drali T., Yezli S. Acquisition of respiratory viruses and presence of respiratory symptoms in French pilgrims during the 2016 Hajj: a prospective cohort study. Trav Med Infect Dis. 2019;30:32–38. doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2019.03.003. - DOI - PMC - PubMed