Immunised only

Saudi Arabia to increase holy sites capacity in Ramadan but access restricted to vaccinated or recovered

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Saudi Arabia plans to increase the number of people allowed to perform the umrah pilgrimage during the holy month of Ramadan, but only those immunised against Covid-19 will be allowed into the Grand Mosque in Mecca and the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina.

Three categories of people would be considered “immunised”, authorities said, including those …