'No going Back, Vaccination Mandatory for Umrah': Ministry of Hajj and Umrah

The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah announced the success of the Ramadan season, the second peak season conducted during the COVID-19 Pandemic and that no cases of COVID-19 were reported among worshipers or pilgrims.

Earlier the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah had mandated that all those seeking to visit the Haramain Sharifain had to get immunized with a vaccine against COVID-19.

A  source at the Ministry said that this requirement will remain in place and that there is ‘no going back.

Those wishing to perform Umrah will be able to book their permits every 15 days provided that their statuses are immune on the health app “Tawakalana”