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Covid vaccination a requirement to perform Umra pilgrimage, reports Saudi state TV
General view of Kaaba at the Grand Mosque which is almost empty of worshippers, after Saudi authority suspended umrah (Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca) amid the fear of coronavirus outbreak, at Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia March 6, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Reuter
Sunday, 18 Apr 2021 9:43 PM MYT

DUBAI, April 18 — Vaccination against Covid-19 is a requirement to perform the Umra pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi state TV said today, citing a government official.

Umrah is a shorter version of the annual Hajj pilgrimage and it can be performed any other time of the year. — Reuters

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