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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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