Hajj-Choo!

Muslim officials brace for Hajj health risks

RNS' Omar Sacirbey looks at the health issues that Saudi Arabia deals with during the Hajj, the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, in this week's full-text article, linked above.

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The Hajj, which this year begins Dec. 18, is a health-care challenge by any stretch. Some 2 million global pilgrims descend on Mecca every year for five days, living in tight quarters where coughing and touching can easily spread germs.