Saudi Arabia raises variety of Haj pilgrims allowed to 1 million this 12 months

This 12 months, Saudi Arabia will permit a million Haj pilgrims from inside and outdoors the dominion. The annual pilgrimage to Mecca will, nonetheless, be restricted to those that are totally vaccinated towards Covid-19 and underneath 65 years of age.

Pilgrims conserving social distance across the holy Kaaba within the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. (Photo: Reuters)

Saudi Arabia raised the variety of Haj pilgrims allowed this 12 months to 1 million from inside and outdoors the dominion, Saudi state information company SAP reported early on Saturday.

The kingdom’s ministry of Haj mentioned the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca this 12 months will probably be for these underneath 65 and that pilgrims have to be totally vaccinated, SPA reported.

The ministry added that pilgrims from overseas should additionally current a unfavourable Covid-19 PCR take a look at and that well being precautions could be noticed.