JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s
Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said that more than 125,000 people had performed
Umrah in the first phase of its return, confirming that no infections had been
recorded among pilgrims so far.
“The first phase was
completed successfully by last Saturday, where we received more than 125,000
pilgrims. The first phase only focused on Umrah, no prayers,” said Dr. Amr
Al-Maddah, the undersecretary at the Ministry for Hajj and Umrah, adding that the
Eatmarna app had been downloaded more than 2.5 million times so far.
In an interview with
Al-Ekhbariya, he said the Grand Mosque had received 40,000 worshippers and
15,000 pilgrims in the second phase of Umrah.
New cases
Meanwhile, the Ministry
of Health announced 385 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, meaning 342,968
people have now contracted the disease.
Of the new cases, 41
percent are female, 10 percent are children, 4 percent are elderly and 86
percent are adults.
There are 8,481 active
cases that are still receiving medical care and 840 of these are in critical
condition.
The country recorded 375
new recoveries, bringing the total number of recoveries to 329,270.
According to the
ministry, Madinah recorded the highest number of cases with 59,
Makkah reported 27, and
Riyadh had 23.
There were a further 16
deaths reported on Tuesday, bringing the Kingdom’s death toll to 5,217.
Saudi Arabia has
conducted more than 7.45 million polymerase chain reaction tests so far, with
54,477 carried out in the last 24 hours.
The ministry’s Tetamman
clinics in Hafar Al-Batin have so far provided services to 16,496 people
through four clinics distributed across several health facilities.
In Riyadh, 229,501 people
have visited 48 Tetamman clinics in the region. The Eastern Province recorded
146,955 visits across 16 clinics.
Tetamman clinics have
been allocated by the ministry to serve anyone who shows COVID-19 symptoms,
including a high temperature, accompanied by shortness of breath or coughing.
The clinics are available to everyone, including Saudis, expats, and violators
of the residency system.
Originally Published in Arab News
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