Only those who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 will be able to perform the small pilgrimage or Umrah as it is called, in Mecca, from the beginning of Ramadan, the month of Muslim fasting that begins in mid-April this year, the Saudi authorities announced.
Hajj’s ministry announced that “only people who are immuneThe coronavirus will be allowed to perform the Umrah or prayers in the Great Mosque of Mecca from the beginning of Ramadan.
This measure applies specifically to those who have received the two necessary doses of the vaccine and to those who have received only one dose for at least fourteen days.
Ramadan usually brings pilgrims to Mecca from Saudi Arabia and other Muslim countries.
The small pilgrimage that was suspended in March 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, was repeated timidly in early October with precautionary measures.
Initially, only 6,000 Saudis and foreigners living in Saudi Arabia were allowed to perform Umrah every day, which can be performed throughout the year as opposed to the Hajj which is performed once a year.
The number then increased to 15,000 per day for the small pilgrimage, and to 40,000 pilgrims for the daily prayers at the Grand Mosque.
Pilgrims from abroad have been on leave since November 1, but the Ministry of Health selects countries based on the evolution of the pandemic.
More than 390,000 Covid-19 cases have been reported in the country, of which more than 6,700 deaths and more than 5 million people have received at least one dose of the vaccine in a population of 34 million.
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