Watch: Coronavirus forces shutdown of Mecca, Vatican City pilgrimages
But other religious gatherings are still being planned or being carried out elsewhere in the world.
St. Peter's Square in the Vatican was empty and will remain closed until the beginning of April, as Italy tries to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.
— ABC News (@ABC) March 12, 2020
Italy has recorded more than 12,000 cases of COVID-19, with more than 800 deaths. https://t.co/iXDeABSSju pic.twitter.com/skMeFeKNux
The images of Mecca before and after the coronavirus outbreak are startling pic.twitter.com/Xhxwihr14y
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) March 10, 2020
