PETALING JAYA: Breaking home quarantine rules, issues in complying with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for umrah pilgrimages and the worrying number of Omicron Covid-19 variant cases among returnees from Saudi Arabia are among the factors that led the government to impose umrah curbs, says Khairy Jamaluddin.
The government has decided to temporarily suspend the permission for travelling to perform the umrah beginning Jan 8 to curb the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 Malaysian travel agencies offering umrah packages want the government to ensure that Muslims here will be given the necessary Covid-19 booster shots so they can perform their pilgrimage abroad. Bumiputera Travel Operator Association Harun KC Ahmu said the Saudi Arabian.