The General Presidency
for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques along with the Ministry of Hajj and
Umrah have announced the success of the Hajj season and according to a
spokesperson of the Ministry the “lessons learned during the season of Hajj the
ministry will complete its evaluation within two weeks”
According to the same
statement the ministry is preparing a comprehensive plan for the upcoming
seasons of Umrah, Ramadan and Hajj for the year 1442 H. The General Presidency
also released a similar statement.
Earlier the General
Presidency prepared a detailed plan for Masjid Al Haram in the event of the
resumption of Tawaaf and Umrah in light of precautionary measures
The Measures included the
pre-registration of visitors to the Mosque, separate areas for entering and
exiting, Expansions of King Abdullah and King Fahad for prayers, keeping the
capacity of Haram below 40% etc.
These measures will be announced
at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic is seeing a steady decline in the Kingdom
and in major Muslim countries aswell.
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