Coronavirus latest: Saudi Arabia says Hajj limits due to low global vaccination rates and variants

Only 60,000 vaccinated residents will be allowed into the holy sites this year

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  A health worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre in Santiago, Chile. AFP

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  A healthcare worker prepares a dose of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine at the Ultimo Trolley public beach in San Juan, Puerto Rico. AP Photo

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  A woman waits for her dose of the Cuban Abdala Covid-19 vaccine In Havana, Cuba. AP Photo

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  A young boy walks past a mural promoting vaccination for Covid-19 in Duduza township, east of Johannesburg, South Africa. AP Photo

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  Containers with Covid-19 vaccines from the pharmaceutical company Janssen arrive in Bogota, Colombia. EPA

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  Medical workers attend an intubated Covid-19 patient in the ICU at the General Hospital in La Paz, Bolivia. AP Photo

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  A paramedic carries a patient suspected of having Covid-19 in a wheelchair, outside the San Felipe Hospital, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. EPA

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  Russia's Emergencies Ministry member sprays disinfectant while sanitizing the Kiyevsky railway station in Moscow, Russia. Reuters

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  Hungary fans celebrate as they watch the match in Budapest. Reuters

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  A person sits alone in the Opera House cafe area at Circular Quay in Sydney, Australia. Getty Images

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