The health ministry of Saudi Arabia has said on Tuesday that the country will only allow people who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 to attend the Hajj pilgrimage this year.

Covid-19 vaccination mandatory for Hajj this year, says Saudi Arabia

Mask-clad Muslims circled Islam's holiest site along socially distanced paths on Sunday, as Saudi authorities partially resumed the year-round umrah pilgrimage amid extensive health precautions after seven-month coronavirus hiatus.

Mecca reopens for limited 'umrah' pilgrimage

Muslim pilgrims circled Islam's holiest site along socially distanced paths Sunday in the final ritual of the hajj, the smallest in modern history as Saudi authorities sought to prevent a coronavirus outbreak.

Saudi Arabia concludes downsized hajj amid coronavirus pandemic

The annual ritual of changing Kiswa (Ghilaf-e-Kaaba) held on July 29 at Masjid al-Haram in Saudi Arabia, where mask-clad pilgrims had gathered to perform the Hajj.

Holy Kaaba in Makkah gets a new Kiswa

Disinfectants, masks, online selection: Hajj 2020 begins amid coronavirus pandemic

Saudi Arabia has issued new health guidelines for the pilgrims during hajj pilgrimage in Mecca due to the coronavirus pandemic. Also read: China challenges US to cut nuclear arsenal to its level According to the guidelines, the pilgrims will be allowed to drink the holy water from the Zamzam well in plastic bottles.

Bottled holy water, sterilised pebbles: Saudi issues new health guidelines during Hajj

As the world continues to grapple with COVID-19, the novel virus has forced people across the globe to observe several festivities at home. From easter to ramzaan, the pandemic altered this year's religious calendar.

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