Saudi Arabia Sees Largest Hajj Since Pandemic Hajj sees largest numbers since pandemic as 1 million muslims begin pilgrimage. mecca, saudi arabia (ap) — it is a scene that stirs hope — and relief — for muslims around the world. a. Share. print. for the first time in two years, saudi arabia’s holy city of mecca is showing signs of normalcy as an estimated 1 million pilgrims gather for the largest hajj since the coronavirus.
Saudi Arabia Expecting 1 Million In Largest Hajj Since Virus Wsav Tv One million muslim pilgrims were converging on saudi arabia's holy city of mecca on wednesday for the largest hajj since the covid 19 pandemic severely curtailed access to one of islam's five pillars. Since the start of the pandemic, saudi arabia has registered more than 795,000 coronavirus cases, 9,000 of them fatal, in a population of about 34 million. “this year, we will witness the largest hajj pilgrimage in history,” said an official at the saudi ministry of hajj and umrah. more than 2.5 million muslims are expected to take part, as. The biggest hajj pilgrimage since the coronavirus pandemic began kicks off wednesday, with hundreds of thousands of mostly maskless worshippers expected to circle islam’s holiest site in saudi.
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