KUWAIT: The ministry of well being introduced well being pointers for hajj and the prerequisites required for this yr’s pilgrimage, the primary of which is that the age of a pilgrim must be lower than 65, with no less than two pictures of a COVID-19 vaccine licensed by means of the Saudi well being ministry taken. The ministry mentioned in a observation Monday that some of the prerequisites is filing a destructive take a look at outcome for COVID-19 taken inside of 72 hours prior to departure to Saudi Arabia.

Consistent with the government in Saudi Arabia, there are directions for hajj and umrah pilgrims prior to leaving the rustic, together with being vaccinated no less than 10 days prior to the date of trip, it identified. The ministry instructed pilgrims from the teams maximum prone to headaches from flu or coronavirus, together with pregnant girls, youngsters below 5 and other folks with power sicknesses, to put off hajj and umrah rituals this yr.

It underlined the wish to keep away from touch with individuals who have signs or indicators of infectious breathing sicknesses and keep away from crowded puts up to conceivable. Directions upon returning to the rustic come with engaging in a coronavirus take a look at inside of 10 days of returning, the ministry indicated. – KUNA