Put Hajj Plans on Hold : Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia requested that Muslims put on pause intends to play out the required yearly Hajj journey this year as the realm ponders the coronavirus. 

"We have asked our Muslim siblings around the globe to pause" on making Hajj arrangements "until there is clearness," Mohammad Benten, the ninister of Hajj and Umrah, told state-run Al Ekhbariya TV. 

Infection Forces Unprecedented Saudi Curbs on Holy Pilgrimage 

Saudi Arabia revealed 110 instances of the infection on Tuesday, carrying the aggregate to 1,563, including 10 passings. Stopping the Hajj, which draws in a great many pioneers to Islam's origin, would be exceptional in late history. The realm suspended the lesser, non-mandatory Umrah journey a month ago. 

The nation has put the heavenly urban communities Mecca and Medina on lockdown to keep the infection from spreading. The Hajj is expected start in late July. 

Mecca, origination of the Prophet Muhammad, is home to Islam's holiest site inside the Grand Mosque. Medina is the place Islam's organizer is covered. The Umrah journey alone brought very nearly 7 million guests from October 2018 to May 2019, as indicated by government information.