Gulf News Saudi Arabia announces the start of the second...

Riyadh – (Dr.

The presidency said, in a press statement yesterday, that 40,000 worshipers and 15,000 pilgrims will be able to perform prayers in the Grand Mosque in Mecca according to the second phase, representing 75 percent of the total capacity, and that the honorable kindergarten will be allowed to be visited at the Prophet’s Mosque.

On September 22, an approval was issued to allow the Umrah and visitation to be performed gradually, while taking the necessary health precautions, through four stages. The first phase, which started on the fourth of October, witnessed the permitting of six thousand pilgrims per day from the citizens and residents of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, at a rate of 30 percent of the capacity.

The third phase begins by permitting the performance of Umrah, visiting and prayers for citizens and residents from inside and outside the Kingdom, on the first of next November, until the official announcement of the end of the Corona pandemic or the disappearance of the danger, and that is 100 percent, which is 20 thousand pilgrims and 60 thousand worshipers per day.

The Presidency called on all worshipers and pilgrims to “adhere to and adhere to the specified times according to the issued permits, adhere to precautionary measures and preventive measures, wear medical masks and sterilize hands continuously, and cooperate with employees of the presidency and agencies working to serve pilgrims and worshipers, not to bring food and drinks, and adhere to the specified times to enter And out. ”