Wednesday, January 5, 2022
Ministry of Hajj and Umrah sets the permitted period for Repeating Umrah
The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah in Saudi Arabia has set a permissible period of 10 days for repeating Umrah with all the precautionary measures that have been re-applied in the Two Holy Mosques. Follow Saudi Expatriates on Google News
The decision states, a pilgrims who get a permit to perform Umrah, can book an appointment for a 2nd Umrah after the period of 10 days of the performance of the first Umrah, through Eatmarna and Tawakkalna applications.
This came in a response from the Hajj ministry to an inquiry from one of the worshipper. The Ministry set this restriction after the re-imposition of the precautionary and preventive measures like wearing a mask, maintaining social distancing at the Two Holy Mosques after increase in the number corona cases, especially with Omicron variant. Trending : Ministry of Health reveals the isolation and recovery period for the vaccinated and non-vaccinated people
- Earlier this, the ministry imposed a 15-days gap between the performance of each Umrah, but later it was cancelled in October 2021.
- The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques had announced that, it had implemented physical distancing measures between worshipers and pilgrims in the entire Grand Mosque and its outer courtyards, and reinstated the physical distancing posters between the worshipers and the paths of pilgrims.
- This steps comes in order to preserve the safety of pilgrims and worshipers and to curb the spread of corona pandemic in the Kingdom. All local and abroad pilgrims and worshipers who are in the age group of 12 or above and have an 'immune' health status on their Tawakkalna application after completing vaccines against coronavirus will be allowed to perform Umrah and prayers at the Grand Mosque. Recommend : Saudi Arabia approves the law to protect the rights of elderly people
