Saudi authorities adopt 4-pillar plan to protect hajj pilgrims
Published 22 Jul,2020 via Asharq Alawsat (English Edition) - Makkah is preparing to welcome Hajj pilgrims who passed the health standard set by concerned authorities.
“According to the health protocol approved for Hajj, pilgrims who met the health requirements and conditions for this year’s Hajj have begun the seven-day home isolation procedures,” the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said on Twitter.
Saudi Arabia had announced on June 22 that it will allow a “limited” number of people to perform the holy pilgrimage this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and that those individuals will be of different nationalities but already residing in the Kingdom.
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