Indonesia to move this year’s haj pilgrims to front of line for COVID-19 vaccination
JAKARTA– Indonesia’s government is working on a COVID-19 vaccination program for this year’s prospective haj pilgrims.
This follows a report in Saudi newspaper Okaz on Monday that cited a Ministry of Health circular signed by the health minister saying that the COVID-19 vaccine is mandatory for would-be pilgrims to get the haj visa this year. The haj this year will take place in July.
Indonesia’s religious affairs ministry has not received word from Saudi Arabia regarding mandatory COVID-19 vaccination but officials will move forward in anticipation of an official announcement, Acting Director General of Haj and Umrah at the ministry of religious affairs, Oman Fathurahman, told Salaam Gateway.
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