Saudi Arabia’s health ministry has rolled out plans to aid intending pilgrims who wish to perform Hajj this year.
The ministry has mandated all external pilgrims wishing to perform Hajj this year to obtain two doses of WHO-approved vaccine for COVID-19.
The pilgrims will be required to receive the second dose of the vaccine before arriving in the Kingdom at least one week before Hajj.
They will also need to obtain a certified and negative test of the COVID-19 PCR test, 72 hours before their arrival in the Kingdom.
The Ministry will also require all pilgrims to be subjected to 72 hours of Mandatory Quarantine, which will only end after a negative PCR test.
In the Hajj 1442 Health Control Plan, the Ministry noted the need for all pilgrims and workers to wear tags and to ensure approved housing and mobility of at least one and a half meters between one and the other, as well as scheduling the flow of pilgrims into groups so that only 100 pilgrims per group would be limited to the duration of the various rituals of Hajj.
The Ministry has also directed to exclude the most vulnerable groups from pilgrimage and limiting age groups to only 18 to 60 years old.
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