Senegal became the first country in the region to implement voluntary tests, suspecting that a number of some 1,300 deaths — according to a Saudi tally — are down to a respiratory syndrome ailment such as COVID-19. A Togolese government statement on Friday said hajj pilgrims must undergo compulsory COVID tests and “limit contacts, wear […]
The Hajj 2024 pilgrimage officially began on Friday as pilgrims in Saudi Arabia made their way on foot and by bus to Mina, where they will camp at one of the largest tent cities in the world. The Mina Valley, about 5km east of the Grand Mosque in Makkah, is a 250-hectare open space covered […]