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11:26 p. M.
Saturday 03 October 2020
Agencies:
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced the resumption of Umrah gradually from midnight between Mecca time on Saturday and Sunday, after it was suspended since last March as part of measures to contain the Corona virus, according to reported the “Russia Today” network.
Today Saturday, the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said that it has completed all preparations to receive the pilgrims, within the framework of the health guidelines required to prevent the Corona epidemic.
The Ministry revealed four stages of the Umrah, the first phase begins with an operational capacity of up to 30%, while the second phase will begin on October 18 with 75% of operational capacity, and on November 1 the Umrah and Visits from inside and outside Saudi Arabia will gradually resume with an operational capacity of up to 100%, and the fourth stage begins as soon as the Corona crisis is declared over or the danger has passed.
The Great Mosque Carpet and Disinfection Department will wash the Great Mosque 10 times a day, and the washing will be after the pilgrims finish performing the Umrah rituals, and 4,000 male and female workers participate in the process, and are used daily 60,000 liters of detergents and disinfectants, which are of high quality and friendly to the environment.
In addition, 100 modern high-tech washing equipment will participate in the 24-hour purification process, 9,000 carpets will be laid and all precautionary measures will be applied to ensure space between the faithful, and more than 180 field supervisors supervise these Homeworks.
Previously, official statistics released by the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah in Saudi Arabia revealed that more than 108,000 permits had been issued to perform Umrah, since the launch of the “Umrah us” program on September 27, until the end of Thursday, September 1. October.
The number of permits reached 10,041, of which 42,873 were granted to citizens, while the permits granted to residents reached 65,128.
In the first hour of its launch, the “Umrah us” application registered about 16 thousand pilgrims, while the total number of registered in the first week of launch reached 309,686 citizens and residents, of which 224,929 are basic registrants and 84,757 companions.
