…Saudi Arabia will gradually begin resuming Umrah for vaccinated pilgrims coming from countries around the world, about 18 months after suspending the acceptance of foreign pilgrims due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to what the authorities announced.
In a decision that constitutes a breakthrough for thousands of Muslims around the world and the country’s economy, Saudi Arabia said on Sunday that it will gradually resume Umrah for vaccinated pilgrims coming from countries of the world, about 18 months after suspending the acceptance of foreign pilgrims due to the Covid-19 pandemic, in a decision that constitutes a breakthrough for thousands of Muslims around the world and the country’s economy.
This decision came about three weeks after the Kingdom organized a mini-pilgrimage season in which 60,000 pilgrims from the country’s fully vaccinated residents against the Coronavirus participated, and a week after Saudi Arabia opened its lands to fully vaccinated tourists.
The decision is good news for millions of Muslims around the world. who have been deprived of performing Umrah since March 2020 and will restore a major lifeline to the Saudi economy.
Saudi Arabia suspended the performance of Umrah
It is reported that in March 2020, Saudi Arabia suspended the performance of Umrah. For more than six months due to the outbreak of the epidemic. Before allowing it to resume according to specific conditions and for only a limited number of its residents. Who now need to use an electronic application to visit the “House of God.”
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And a statement reported by the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA), included that the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah announced, “receiving requests for Umrah from various countries of the world gradually, starting from Monday, August 9, 2021, to perform the rituals of Umrah, visit and pray in the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque.”
She explained that this will be “with a capacity of 60,000 pilgrims distributed over 8 operational periods, to reach a capacity of 2 million pilgrims per month.”
And she continued, “With regard to pilgrims coming from outside the Kingdom, a certificate of immunization certified by the official authorities in the country of the pilgrim must be attached, with the condition that the vaccines be approved in the Kingdom.”
Performing Umrah
The approved vaccines in the Kingdom are Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Moderna, or a single dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
The agency quoted the Deputy Minister of Hajj and Umrah, Dr. Abdul-Fattah Mashat, as saying that the ministry is “working in coordination with the competent authorities to determine the countries from which pilgrims come, and their numbers on a periodic basis according to the classification of preventive measures, and the requirements for the countries from which the pilgrims come and visitors to the Kingdom.”
The return of Umrah, with Saudi Arabia reopening its lands to fully vaccinated tourists, will be an outlet for the Saudi oil-dependent economy.
Began in 2019 issuing immediate tourist visas to citizens of 49 countries.
After 18 months of stopping, Saudi Arabia will start receiving Umrah requests from abroad tomorrow
The Saudi Press Agency stated yesterday. Saturday, that the Kingdom will gradually receive requests for Umrah from abroad. Starting tomorrow, Monday, the ninth of this August, “with a capacity of up to 60,000 pilgrims. Distributed over 8 operational periods, to reach the capacity of two million pilgrims per month.”
The Hajj and Umrah authorities in Saudi Arabia had prevented the arrival of pilgrims from outside the Kingdom. nearly a year and a half ago due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic around the world.
Abdul-Fattah bin Suleiman Mashat, the Saudi Deputy Minister of Hajj and Umrah, said that those requesting to perform Umrah will have to submit a certificate stating that they have obtained the protective vaccination against “Covid-19”.
Healthy protocols:
Regarding the health protocols for pilgrims from inside the Kingdom, Mashat explained that immunization will be a prerequisite for performing Umrah, praying in the Grand Mosque, and visiting the Prophet’s Mosque, as shown by the “Tawakulna” application for the three immunization categories (immunized with two doses of the Corona vaccine, or a vaccinator who spent 14 days after receiving the first dose of the vaccine, or a vaccinated person recovering from infection) for all immunized age groups for the pilgrims inside
As for the pilgrims abroad, a certificate of immunization. approved by the official authorities in the country of the pilgrim must be attached within the justifications for requesting the performance of the rituals, with the condition that the vaccines be approved in the Kingdom, in addition to an acknowledgment of the correctness of the information and adherence to the institutional quarantine procedures for the entry of travelers coming to the Kingdom from countries, which are not The suspension of a direct entry to the Kingdom continues.
With regard to transporting domestic pilgrims, the Saudi Deputy Minister of Hajj and Umrah stated that the number of passengers in the bus will not exceed 50% of the bus’s capacity while maintaining a safe distance inside the bus, providing sterilizers, and ensuring the permits of pilgrims from inside the Kingdom issued from the “Umrahna” and “Umrahna” applications. “Tawakulna” before getting on the bus.
It is noteworthy that Saudi Arabia restricted the performance of Hajj rituals last month to citizens and residents of the Kingdom for the second year in a row, due to the continuing spread of Hajj in the world.
A new decision announced by Saudi Arabia.
Today, Monday, the Saudi authorities announced that they will only allow people who have received the vaccine against the Coronavirus to perform Umrah and pray at the Grand Mosque in Mecca during the holy month of Ramadan.
In a statement issued today, Monday, the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said that granting permits to perform Umrah and prayers in the Grand Mosque in Mecca, as well as to visit the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina, will be starting from the first of Ramadan for vaccinated persons.
“immunized who has received two doses of the coronavirus vaccine, or an immunized person who has spent 14 days after receiving the first dose of the vaccine, or an immunized person who has recovered from infection.”
And she added that the authorities will rely on a phone application to verify the accuracy of the information, noting that the reservation of permits to perform the rituals of Umrah, prayers, and visitation will be through two applications as well, “by reserving the available time slot.”
The statement on the government news agency did not specify the time period, only saying that it would start on the first day of Ramadan.
Saudi authorities opened the Grand Mosque in Mecca
Last October, the Saudi authorities opened the Grand Mosque in Mecca to worshipers for the first time after 7-month closure, and also resumed Umrah, amid easing restrictions imposed to limit the spread of the Coronavirus.
The unprecedented precautionary measures also included the Hajj pilgrimage.All from within the Kingdom, while the previous year witnessed the performance of about 2.5 million pilgrims.
