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Hajj pilgrimage returning to pre-COVID levels: Saudi Arabia

Islam’s annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia will return to pre-pandemic levels this year after restrictions saw the annual religious commemoration curtailed over concerns about the coronavirus, authorities say. In 2019, over 2.4 million people took part in the pilgrimage but in 2020, the hajj was curtailed with as few as 1,000 Saudi Arabia residents permitted to take part. Saudi Arabia has no requirement for coronavirus vaccines or testing, it does require pilgrims to be vaccinated for other maladies.