Struggling to contain pandemic at home, Indonesia wants Saudi authorities to accept its umrah pilgrims
JAKARTA – Indonesia is lobbying the Saudi government to allow its citizens to perform the umrah from November when the Kingdom reopens the pilgrimage to international pilgrims.
Saudi authorities announced last week the resumption of umrah in stages and with limited pilgrim numbers starting October after suspending the pilgrimage on February 27 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Saudi citizens and residents in the country will be able to perform umrah from October 4. Pilgrims from abroad will only be allowed in from November and only if they travel from countries free of COVID-19 health risks.
Indonesia reported 3,874 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday (September 27), bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 275,213. Struggling to contain the pandemic, the capital Jakarta was put under a second lockdown from September 14.
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