All 11 cases in the kingdom have been from residents of the eastern Qatif region. FMTNews Saudi
Muslim worshippers wear masks after the noon prayers outside the Grand Mosque, in the holy city of Mecca.
Saudi Arabia has expressed alarm over the spread of the disease across the Gulf region, which has confirmed more than 230 coronavirus cases — most of them returning from religious pilgrimages to Shiite-majority Iran. The lockdown on Qatif comes after the kingdom suspended the “umrah” year-round pilgrimage over fears of the disease spreading to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina.
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