Covid-19 vaccination mandatory for entry to Two Holy Mosques

Muscat: Immunisation against Covid-19 has been made a precondition to enter the Two Holy Mosques, Saudi Press Agency (SPA), announced.

President General of the Grand Mosque and Prophet's Mosques' Affairs, Sheikh Dr. Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz Al-Sudais, has stressed that the decision to only allow immunised people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 into the Two Holy Mosques, reflects the Saudi Leadership’s keenness on the safety of pilgrims and worshippers.

Al-Sudais noted that the Kingdom’s wise Leadership has exerted tremendous efforts and taken all possible preventive and countermeasures against the coronavirus pandemic to ensure high health standards at the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, calling on all worshippers and pilgrims to adhere to health regulations.