The number of pilgrims attending this year’s Hajj has been limited to 1,000
Only about 1,000 pilgrims – all from inside Saudi Arabia – have been permitted to perform Hajj this year
The project will see the addition of “tens of thousands” of hotel and residential units in Makkah in later phases
Several precautionary measures have to be followed at the mosques
More than 220,000 people from the country were expected to participate in this year’s Hajj
On April 25, Saudi reported 1,197 new Covid-19 cases with the highest number of new cases detected in Makkah
Temperatures are expected to exceed 48 degrees celsius