27 Jul 2020

London calling: the BBC's Robert Hugh-Jones

From Lately, 10:27 pm on 27 July 2020

The BBC's Robert Hugh-Jones discusses the impact of Covid-19 on the annual muslim pilgrimage the Hajj, as well as a high profile murder case in Russia, and the potential exodus of people from Hong Kong responding to China's new national security law.

Listen to Robert Hugh-Jones on Lately with Karyn Hay 11:34

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This picture taken during of Eid al-Fitr, which starts at the conclusion of Ramadan, shows the Grand Mosque and Kaaba in Mecca. Saudi Arabia began a five-day, round-the-clock curfew from May 23 after COVID-19 infections soared since the start of Ramadan to around 68,000.

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London calling: the BBC's Robert Hugh-Jones

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