According to Reuters, an official in the Haj and Umrah Ministry said domestic and overseas pilgrims will have to include authorized Covid-19 vaccination certificates along with their Umrah request.
 
Vaccinated pilgrims from countries that Saudi Arabia includes on its entry-ban list will have to be institutionally quarantined upon arrival, the report added.
 
Umrah Haj pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina was halted for almost one year and a half due to Covid pandemic.
 
This year, in July, it was reopened but for no more than 60,000 domestic worshippers only.