Saudi Arabia To Gradually Resume "Umrah" Pilgrimage From Oct 4

Saudi Arabia To Gradually Resume "Umrah" Pilgrimage From Oct 4

via https://youtu.be/GtSgT-Ve1P4 Saudi Arabia will allow local pilgrims to undertake the umrah pilgrimage beginning on October 4. Umrah is resuming after a seven-month pause due to coronavirus concerns, state news agency SPA reported. Umrah & Muslims It will now allow 6,000 citizens and residents inside the kingdom to perform umrah daily, representing 30% of a revised capacity of 20,000 that takes into account precautionary health measures, SPA added. Beginning November 1, Saudi Arabia will allow visitors from specific countries deemed safe to perform umrah. They will perform Umrah at 100% of the revised capacity, until the end of the pandemic, SPA said. This year, Saudi Arabia conducted a limited haj for a few thousand citizens and residents. However, haj is a larger pilgrimage that usually attracts around 3 million people. On Tuesday, Saudi Arabia reported 330,798 total cases of coronavirus and 4,542 deaths. In February this year, Saudi Arabia had placed a temporary ban on Umrah for preventing the spread of the coronavirus. Pakistan Ka Showbiz