Saudi Arabia’s health officials have stressed that there is no threat to Haj pilgrims from the possible outbreak of a new virus in the Kingdom. “There have been two cases of flu over a period of time. This is normal,” health ministry spokesman Khaled Al-Mirghalani told AFP. “There are no changes to the conditions put by the Health Ministry to pilgrims,” he said. However, authorities will remain alert to the situation, he added. Ziyad Memish, the undersecretary for preventive medicine at the ministry, said the “new virus has been in the Kingdom for three months.” But he added that the situation was “stable and no new cases have been recorded.” More from Gulf Business More than $250 billion of investments in Middle Eastern rail projects is expected in the next three years, as the region undergoes major changes to its transport infrastructure. The region has one of the lowest density
