Saudi Arabia to Immediately Announce Details of Haj 2021
Saudi Arabian authorities had studied the latest developments in the Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on this year’s haj.
Muslim pilgrims circumambulate around the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, as they keep social distancing to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, during the minor pilgrimage, known as Umrah, in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, May 30, 2021.
RIYADH, MONDAY — Saudi Arabia will soon announce details of this year’s haj following a comprehensive study and discussion regarding the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the implementation of the haj.
The announcement plan was unveiled by the acting minister of media of Saudi Arabia, Majid al-Qasabi, who is also the minister of trade, during a press conference in Riyadh on Sunday. As reported by Saudi Arabian media, Arab News, Saudi Arabian authorities had studied the latest developments in the Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on this year’s haj. Furthermore, said Qasabi, the Haj and Umrah Ministry and Health Ministry would soon announce details on the implementation of the haj.