Saudi Arabia announces decision on Hajj 2020
RIYADH: Saudi government on Monday announced its much-awaited decision on Hajj 2020, announcing to hold the annual pilgrimage in a limited manner amid COVID-19 pandemic, ARY NEWS reported. The Saudi Arabian Foreign Ministry took to Twitter to convey the official decision on Hajj 2020. Citing a rise in COVID-19 cases globally, it was decided that people from different nationalities living in Saudi Arabia will only be allowed to perform Hajj this year. The statement from Saudi Hajj and Umrah Ministry while sharing global COVID-19 figures said that death related to it has reached almost half a million and over 7 million cases have been confirmed globally. Citing risks stemming from the pandemic and lack of available vaccinations, the ministry said that the kingdom’s top priority was to always enable Muslim pilgrims to perform Hajj and Umrah rites safely. Announcing its decision to only allow a limited number of pilgrims from various nationalities living in Saudi Arabia, the ministry said ...