Saudi Arabia says hajj to be restricted to 60,000 in kingdom

Saudi Arabia says this yr’s hajj pilgrimage can be restricted to not more than 60,000 individuals, all of them from throughout the kingdom, because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The kingdom made the announcement Saturday on its state-run Saudi Press Agency.
It cited the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah for making the choice.
In final yr’s hajj, as few as 1,000 individuals already residing in Saudi Arabia have been chosen to participate within the hajj. 
Two-thirds have been overseas residents from among the many 160 totally different nationalities that might have usually been represented on the hajj. One-third have been Saudi safety personnel and medical employees. 
The hajj begins mid-July.