Surging COVID-19 has made Saudi Arabia reimplement social distancing in the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque.
Physical distancing will be applied between worshipers, reorganising the place of worship, and distribution of pilgrims on virtual circumambulation paths.
KSA emphasises need for all visitors of the Two Holy Mosques and their workers to practice precautionary measures.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will reimplement social distancing as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus surges across the globe. On Wednesday, the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque decided that worshippers and Umrah performers would have to maintain social distance once again.
According to Gulf Today, an official source in the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque stated that it has been decided to restore the physical distancing procedures in the two holy places; the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque starting from seven in the morning on Thursday, December 30, 2021.
