Saudi Health Ministry Broadcasts Awareness Messages to Pilgrims

In this photo released by the Saudi Media Ministry, a limited numbers of pilgrims pray in the first rituals of the hajj, as they keep social distancing to limit exposure and the potential transmission of the coronavirus, at the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, July 29, 2020. A unique and scaled-down hajj started on Wednesday. (Saudi Media Ministry via AP)
In this photo released by the Saudi Media Ministry, a limited numbers of pilgrims pray in the first rituals of the hajj, as they keep social distancing to limit exposure and the potential transmission of the coronavirus, at the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, July 29, 2020. A unique and scaled-down hajj started on Wednesday. (Saudi Media Ministry via AP)

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health is broadcasting awareness messages to pilgrims during this year's Hajj season through its website, various media outlets and in pilgrims' residences in Makkah and holy sites.

The awareness messages include preventive and precautionary measures that specialized authorities imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) during this exceptional Hajj season.

These measures include wearing masks, social distancing, ensuring hygiene and issuing medical advice targeting people with diabetes, asthma and other chronic diseases, as well as offering all services that contribute to facilitating pilgrims' performing of Hajj rituals.

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