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The visits to the Umrah, which were on hiatus for 6 months within the scope of the coronavirus (Kovid-19) measures, started again.
In a written statement made on the Twitter account of Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia and the Presidency of Affairs of Masjid al-Nabawi (Harameyn) in Medina, it was noted that the umrahs arrived under the Kovid-19 measures. In the statement, which did not provide detailed information on the matter, photographs were shared showing the entrance of the umrahs to the Kaaba to the ring road.
Saudi Arabia announced on September 29 that some measures will be taken for Umrah visits, which were interrupted for 6 months due to Kovid-19 and will be restarted today. Within the scope of Kovid-19’s measures, the barricade placed around the Kaaba and Hajaru’l Aswad will continue there, the umrahs will be prevented from reaching and touching the Kaaba and Hajaru’l Aswad, and the Masjid-i Haram, where the Kaaba is found, it will be disinfected 10 times a day. was specified.
It was shared that the Umrah water would be administered in closed boxes and quarantine rooms were prepared for the Umrah people showing signs of Kovid-19. Interior Ministry sources said on September 23 that the Masjid al-Haram, including the Kaaba, in Mecca for those who want to do umrah from within the country, with 30 percent capacity (for 6 thousand people per day) He said that starting October 18, Masjid al-Haram and Ravza-i Sharif in Masjid al-Nabawi will accept visitors from the interior of the country with a capacity of 75%.
Stating that from the beginning of November, those coming from Turkey and abroad will be accepted for umrah and worship, sources claimed that at this stage, Masjid al-Haram and Masjid al-Nabawi will open to worship in full capacity through the adoption of Kovid-19 measures. Due to the Kovid-19 outbreak, the pilgrimage was limited to those living in Saudi Arabia this year, and pilgrims from abroad were not accepted.
