Grand Mosque in Mecca drops social distancing

Pictures and footage on Sunday morning showed people praying side by side, making straight rows of worshippers that are formations revered in performing Muslim prayers, for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic took hold last year. 

Normal service resumes: worshippers pray shoulder to shoulder at the Grand Mosque in the holy Saudi city of Mecca on Sunday, after social distancing rules were eased ( AFP)