Deputy Minister of Hajj and Umrah, Dr. Abdel Fattah bin Suleiman Mashat explained that the ministry started from an early date the implementation of the strategic strategic plan for the Hajj season 1441 AH, after the Kingdom’s decision to organize Hajj in very limited numbers, in order to prevent the outbreak of the Corona pandemic among large crowds in which it is difficult to achieve spatial distance between Its members, and before that, the realization of the purposes of Islamic law to protect the human soul.
He said in a statement to the Saudi Press Agency, "SPA": "The Ministry and all the parties participating in the Hajj this year 1441 AH have been keen on providing the best services and applying the highest health and safety standards, precautionary and precautionary measures and protocols to be followed in the Hajj season in implementation of the guidance of rational leadership in providing the best services for pilgrims. God is forbidden. "
And that the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah worked at every stage of the pilgrimage rituals to achieve spatial divergence procedures, beginning with the domestic sanitary isolation of the pilgrim after communicating with him, then applying the institutional sanitary isolation from the fourth day to the eighth month of the current argument, and obliging him to wear the electronic bangle to make sure From the application of spatial divergence, he said, "The application of preventive protocols is carried out at all stages of the pilgrim's travel between the holy sites, by reducing the bus absorption to 50% to ensure the achievement of the preventive protocols, and ensuring the safety of the guests of Rahman and the cadres participating in their service." Plan it very carefully.
He stressed that the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah deals with the numbers of pilgrims in the Hajj season this year and every year, in full operational and organizational capacity, and that its priority is "protecting lives."
And on the extent of benefiting from technology in the Hajj this year, Mashat stated that for the second year in a row, the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah implemented the "smart card" service; To provide high-quality services to the pilgrims of the House of God, and to take advantage of the technical capabilities to facilitate the journey of the guests of Rahman during their pilgrimage rituals, within the strategic directions of the Ministry for digital transformation, by creating virtual platforms, to facilitate and reduce procedures, keep pace with technical developments, and achieve the goals of the Vision 2030 program The executive, "The Service of the Guests of Rahman", in confirmation of the commitment to develop and expand the smart services provided to pilgrims.
He stated that the "smart card" is an extension of the "smart pilgrimage" platform project, which is a digital identity for the pilgrim, useful that with the requirements of the current season the services associated with the card have been developed to contain personal, medical and residential pilgrims information, including "Hajj regiment, its bus number and seat, Its residence, digital room, and bed. It allows those in charge of his service to know his special program for Hajj, gathering points and departure times, and it helps guide pilgrims to their homes in the holy places, and controls access to them, and to various facilities, in addition to its role in reducing irregular pilgrimage.
He drew attention to the fact that one of the vital features of the "smart card" is to design it according to a basic color group related to program services, promotion and transfer, and that it includes NFC technology to read Hajj data through self-service devices, and it contains a "barcode" that is read by workers in the Hajj to improve Services provided to the pilgrims of the house of God.