The World Health Organization said it is consulting with Saudi Arabia on the issue of postponing the Hajj season for this year, explaining that "Saudi Arabia has not yet taken a decision to postpone the Hajj season."
The Director of the Emergency Preparedness Program and International Health Regulations, at the Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Dr. Dalia Samhouri, told a press conference in Cairo today, Wednesday, that the decision of the future of the Hajj season in light of the spread of the Corona virus may come within the next few days, noting that in the case of stability on The return of the Hajj will observe certain health conditions, and it will be in coordination between the international organization and Saudi institutions.
Samhouri stressed that "easing the restrictions of social separation in the world is subject to many factors, including economic, social, as well as health." Follow-up: "There are factors related to the state's ability to provide levels of health care."