Iran's health minister announced the cancellation of Friday prayers in areas affected by the outbreak and holy sites were subsequently closed, while Saudi Arabia banned the entry of foreign pilgrims as well as of its inhabitants to the sacred sites of Mecca and Medina.
Wizara ya Afya ya Irani ilitangaza kufutwa kwa sala za Ijumaa katika maeneo yaliyoathiriwa na mkurupuko na vihekalu zilifungwa baadaye, ilhali Saudi Arabia ilipiga marufuku kuingia kwa mapilgrimu wageni pamoja na raia kuelekea maeneo takatifu Mecca na Medina.