No foreign travellers for Hajj this year, Saudi Arabia cuts pilgrim limit to 60,000

Only people aged between 18 and 65 who have been vaccinated or immunised from the virus, and are free of chronic diseases, will be able to take part.

Dubai: Saudi Arabia has restricted the annual Haj pilgrimage to its own citizens and residents for the second year running in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the state Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Saturday. Only people aged between 18 and 65 who have been vaccinated or immunised from the virus, and are free of chronic diseases, will be able to take part, the ministry that manages the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca said in a statement carried by SPA. It also set a maximum of only 60,000 participants at a given time.