MANILA: The Philippines urged its large Muslim minority on Thursday to reconsider plans to join pilgrimages to Saudi Arabia this year due to a deadly virus outbreak there.
"We know it's a religious custom, but it is also our duty to provide health advisories," Lee Suy told AFP.
"It's an appeal for them to delay the trip if possible due to the MERS virus.... If possible, they should go next year."
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