Corona virus: Malaysians cannot perform Hajj
Malaysian authorities have said they will not allow their citizens to travel to Saudi Arabia for the Hajj this year.
The country's authorities have taken this decision out of fear that citizens may become infected with coronavirus while performing Hajj.
Many people from Muslim-majority Malaysia travel to Saudi Arabia each year for the Hajj. An estimated 30,000 people from Malaysia planned to go on the Hajj this year.
Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim country, has said it will not allow its citizens to perform the Hajj this year.
About 2.5 million Muslims from around the world travel to Saudi Arabia each year to perform the Hajj.
However, a few days ago, a report in the news agency Reuters revealed that the number of pilgrims from each country is likely to be 20 per cent more this time than at any other time.
More than one lakh people from Bangladesh also go for Hajj every year, so those who want to perform Hajj from Bangladesh this time may also face obstacles.
However, the exact number of people from Bangladesh who will be allowed to perform Hajj this time and on what basis it will be determined, nothing has been said yet, an official of the Ministry of Religion told the BBC on Tuesday.
With the rise of coronavirus infection,
Saudi Arabia has taken extensive security measures.
In early March, Saudi Arabia announced a rare ban on performing Umrah and all religious activities in Mecca and Medina for foreigners.
A few days later, the Umrah Hajj was temporarily suspended for Saudi citizens and residents.
There were restrictions on praying in the mosque and even on the Eid congregation.
At the same time the country canceled all international flights. There were curfews in various cities.
Coronavirus has been identified in more than 116,000 people in Saudi Arabia so far. The Covid-19 has so far killed 856 people in the country.
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