{"id":3378,"date":"2020-02-27T20:58:13","date_gmt":"2020-02-27T20:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saudiexpatriate.com\/?p=3378"},"modified":"2020-02-27T20:58:13","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T20:58:13","slug":"umrah-pilgrims-entry-suspended-due-to-coronavirus-outbreak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saudiexpatriate.com\/umrah-pilgrims-entry-suspended-due-to-coronavirus-outbreak\/","title":{"rendered":"Umrah Pilgrims Entry suspended due to Coronavirus Outbreak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi foreign ministry has temporarily suspended entry of Umrah pilgrims in Saudi Arabia due to Coronavirus outbreak in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>Muslims seeking to perform Umrah (Makkah &amp; Madina) has been suspended due to the fear of spreading coronavirus in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-3379 aligncenter\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 776 437'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/saudiexpatriate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Umrah-Pilgrims-Entry-suspended-due-to-Coronavirus-Outbreak-SaudiExpatriate.com_.png\" alt=\"Umrah Pilgrims Entry suspended due to Coronavirus Outbreak-SaudiExpatriate.com\" width=\"776\" height=\"437\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Most of the pilgrims who come for Umrah visit Makkah (Holy Kaba) and then visits Prophets place (Madina) for religious duties.<\/p>\n<p>Due to precautionary restrictions the health authorities of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia has taken this step for the betterment for everyone.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Entry to the Kingdom for\u00a0 Umrah and\/or visiting the Prophet\u2019s Mosque in Madina is temporarily suspended.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Even people who are coming to Saudi Arabia on a tourist visa will also be judged and people travelling from countries who pose high risk will also be denied entry into the kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>The suspension of Umrah visas due to the coronavirus outbreak will help Saudi to stay safe as well as preserves the lives of pilgrims<\/p>\n<p>Even Cars and Buses have been stopped at Highway check-posts and Entry for Pilgrims by road was also restricted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi foreign ministry has temporarily suspended entry of Umrah pilgrims in Saudi Arabia due to Coronavirus outbreak in Saudi Arabia. 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