Saudi Arabia will let up to one million people join the Haj this year, greatly expanding the pilgrimage to participants from outside the kingdom after two years of tight Covid restrictions, state media said.
Pilgrims to Makkah this year must be under age 65 and fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, the ministry of Haj and Umrah said in a statement carried by the SPA news agency.
Participants from abroad will be allowed this year but must present a recent negative Covid PCR test, and health precautions will be observed, it said.
