Saudi Arabia reveals Hajj restrictions
Attendees must be under 65 years of age, receive a coronavirus test and socially distance, among other measures for this year's Hajj pilgrimage.
Authorities in Saudi Arabia specified details today about this year’s Hajj pilgrimage after announcing the major Islamic event would take place with a limited number of attendees.
Yesterday, Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Hajj and Umrah announced the pilgrimage would occur with a “very limited number” of participants from various nationalities already present in Saudi Arabia due to the coronavirus pandemic. A Saudi official told The Associated Press today the figure would be only a few thousand people. Hajj usually brings more than 2 million Muslims from all around the world to Islam’s holiest city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia each year. In 2020, it will begin in late July.
