COVID-19–the role of mass gatherings

SH Ebrahim, ZA Memish�- Travel medicine and infectious disease, 2020 - Elsevier
Mass gathering (MG) medicine emerged against the backdrop of the 2009 pandemic H1N1
Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) when the Kingdom of Saudi�…

A single mass gathering resulted in massive transmission of COVID-19 infections in Malaysia with further international spread

NF Che Mat, HA Edinur…�- Journal of Travel�…, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Malaysia has recorded the highest number of COVID-19 cases in Southeast Asia with more
than 35% of new COVID-19 cases linked to the Sri Petaling gathering, a Moslem missionary�…

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

P Gautret, JA Al-Tawfiq�- Travel medicine and infectious disease, 2020 - Elsevier
On February 27, 2020, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) Ministry of Foreign Affairs
temporarily suspended entry to KSA for the purpose of Umrah and visiting the Prophet's�…

Religious tourism and mass religious gatherings—the potential link in the spread of COVID-19. Current perspective and future implications

N Mubarak, CS Zin�- Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
COVID-19 has exposed the fragility and preparedness of healthcare systems around the
globe. Various countries have widely adopted preventive measures, such as social�…

Mass gathering events and reducing further global spread of COVID-19: a political and public health dilemma

B McCloskey, A Zumla, G Ippolito, L Blumberg, P Arbon…�- The Lancet, 2020 - thelancet.com
Mass gathering events and reducing further global spread of COVID-19: a political and public
health dilemma - The Lancet Skip to Main Content Advertisement The Lancet Journal This�…

[HTML][HTML] Hajj and Umrah mass gatherings and COVID-19 infection

VT Hoang, P Gautret, ZA Memish…�- Current tropical medicine�…, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review We discuss the risk of COVID-19 in religious mass gathering
events including Hajj and Umrah pilgrimages. Recent Findings The risk of transmission of�…

COVID-19 pandemic: it is time to temporarily close places of worship and to suspend religious gatherings

S Yezli, A Khan�- Journal of travel medicine, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Social distancing has been key in the fight against the rapid spread of COVID-19 with
interventions to limit people contact and gatherings introduced in many countries, including�…

Saudi Arabia's drastic measures to curb the COVID-19 outbreak: temporary suspension of the Umrah pilgrimage

SH Ebrahim, ZA Memish�- Journal of Travel Medicine, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Saudi Arabia’s drastic measures to curb the COVID-19 outbreak: temporary suspension of the
Umrah pilgrimage | Journal of Travel Medicine | Oxford Academic Skip to Main Content�…

[HTML][HTML] Kumbh mela religious gathering as a massive superspreading event: Potential culprit for the exponential surge of COVID-19 cases in India

ICN Rocha, MGA Pelayo…�- The American Journal of�…, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The Kumbh Mela is a significant religious gathering of millions of Hindu devotees in India. It
is celebrated on certain auspicious days in the Hindu calendar and attracts millions of�…

The cancellation of mass gatherings (MGs)? Decision making in the time of COVID-19

QA Ahmed, ZA Memish�- Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2020 - Elsevier
Our recommendation, as experts who have monitored health hazards at the Hajj for over 15
years, especially if the situation with COVID-19 continues to escalate globally is that Hajj�…