Simplest the ones vaccinated towards Covid-19 to be allowed for Hajj: Saudi executive

Saudi Arabia has made Covid-19 vaccine obligatory for Hajj pilgrims from in every single place the sector, together with India. Saudi Arabia Well being Minister Dr Tawfig bin Fawzan Al Rabiah has signed a round relating to this. The minister additionally mentioned that the federal government should be ready to “protected the manpower required to perform the well being amenities in Mecca and Medina”.

As in step with the brand new rule, Saudi Arabia will simplest permit those that have taken the Covid-19 vaccine for the Hajj pilgrimage.

This yr’s Hajj might be held within the month of July. However Saudi Arabia has no longer but determined the selection of pilgrims to be allowed for the Hajj pilgrimage in view of Covid-19.

Closing yr, only some home pilgrims and foreigners dwelling inside the nation have been allowed to accomplish the Hajj.

The Umrah pilgrimage, which used to be postponed in March ultimate yr because of the Covid-19 pandemic, resumed on October 4, 2020. The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah estimates that 19 lakh folks have carried out Umrah as of January this yr.

About 20 lakh pilgrims from other international locations used to discuss with Saudi Arabia annually to accomplish the Hajj pilgrimage, sooner than the pandemic.

Hajj is carried out annually all through the month of Dhu al-Hijjah within the Hijra calendar.

Closing month, Saudi Arabia suspended flights from 20 countries, together with India and the USA, in a bid to curb the emerging selection of Covid-19 instances within the nation.

With the exception of India and US, the brief suspension of flights applies to Pakistan, Brazil, Japan and several other different countries. The listing of countries additionally contains Britain, Italy, Portugal, France, Sweden, Germany, Eire and Switzerland.