Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah issued new guidelines in which they announced on Friday that only Hajj pilgrims are going to be allowed to perform Umrah between June 24 and July 19.
The ministry added in their tweet that registering to perform Umrah via the Eatmarna app will be available again on July 19.
There are nearly 172,562 pilgrims who arrived in the Kingdom by Tuesday ahead of this year’s Hajj season.
One of the five pillars of Islam, the Hajj, must be undertaken by all Muslims who have the means at least once in their lives.
The Kingdom is going to allow one million pilgrims from inside and outside the country who can take part in this year’s Hajj.
Hajj is basically one of the world’s largest religious gatherings, with about 2.5 million people performing the ritual in 2019.
However, due to COVID-19 pandemic, the Kingdom had sharply decreased the number of pilgrims allowed to perform the ritual.
