Saudi Arabia Corona to resume pilgrimage to the suspended sanctuary for the first time in half a year September 24, 2:33
Saudi Arabia in the Middle East, where Mecca, the sanctuary of Islam is located, has stopped accepting Islamic pilgrims from all over the world due to the spread of the new coronavirus, but it has been suspended since March, but from next month. Announced that it will resume in stages for the first time in half a year.
Mecca, the Islamic sanctuary in Saudi Arabia, is visited by more than 20 million Islamic pilgrims from around the world each year.
However, in March, the Saudi Arabian government stopped accepting all pilgrims due to the spread of the new coronavirus, and the annual special large pilgrimage "Hajj" was only for domestic residents. We have taken steps to significantly limit the number of people.
Under these circumstances, the Saudi Arabian government announced on the 22nd that it will gradually resume accepting pilgrims from next month for the first time in half a year.
In the first stage, the target is limited to domestic residents, and the maximum number of people that can be accepted per day is set at 6000 in order to take measures to prevent infection such as keeping the distance between people.
On top of that, from November, pilgrims from abroad will be allowed only in some countries, and the upper limit will be increased to 20,000.
In Saudi Arabia, about 600 new infected people are confirmed daily, but the suspension of pilgrim acceptance has had a major impact on hotels and restaurants, and the resumption of acceptance has led to economic recovery. It seems that there is a measure aim.