The Saudi Arabian government has decided not to accept pilgrims from abroad for the Muslim sanctuary pilgrimage "Hajj" to be held next month due to the worldwide spread of the new coronavirus. ..
The Hajj is an annual pilgrimage to Mecca, a sanctuary in western Saudi Arabia, where more than 2 million Muslims from all over the world visit Mecca, an important opportunity for Saudi Arabia to earn foreign currency.
The Saudi Arabian government announced on the 12th that it will only accept Saudi Arabians and foreigners living in the country, and will not accept foreigners as it did last year, regarding the Hajj that is approaching next month.
The number of people accepted is 60,000, which is significantly smaller than usual, and all of them must be vaccinated with the new corona vaccine.
The Saudi Arabian government said that the reason for restricting acceptance was that the spread of the new corona continued to spread around the world and that mutant viruses were also confirmed.
Regarding Hajj, last year, after drastically limiting the number of pilgrims in Japan, thorough infection control measures such as inspection and disinfection were carried out, but this time vaccination has progressed and people are international. Attention was paid to accepting pilgrims from abroad as the traffic resumed.