Stay Safe and Healthy During Hajj: Precautions, Vaccinations, and Measures to Prevent Infection

2023-06-17 14:40:37

Millions of Muslims from all over the world are preparing to flock to the lands of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to perform the Hajj, in the coming days.

With the imminent start of the Hajj rituals for this year, many seek to prevent exposure to infection or diseases that may be transmitted as a result of the intense crowds and closeness between the pilgrims..

And the Presidency of the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques tweeted, on its official page on Twitter, on Saturday, saying: “In the interest of your safety and the safety of others, we ask you to commit to wearing a medical mask and to adhere to the instructions of your brothers from among the employees of the presidency and the authorities working in the Two Holy Mosques. May God accept from us and from you good deeds.”

As for the Saudi Ministry of Health, it called, on Friday, for “commitment to important preventive and precautionary steps and behaviors, such as maintaining personal hygiene, sneezing etiquette, and hand hygiene, especially in the event of infection with viral diseases, in order to preserve the health gains that were achieved during the Corona pandemic.”.

Necessary procedures before traveling for Hajj

For his part, Sherif Hetta, a preventive medicine and public health consultant, told Sky News Arabia that the pilgrim must undergo a number of vaccinations and examinations before embarking on travel to perform the rituals of Hajj, to prevent infectious diseases, including::

• Obtaining the Corona vaccine, by obtaining one dose of the “Johnson’s” vaccine, or two doses of any other type of vaccine, provided that the vaccination does not pass for more than 6 months..
• Obtaining the meningitis vaccine, provided that the vaccination has not passed more than 3 years ago.
• Get vaccinated for hepatitis A, which a person can contract as a result of contaminated food.
• Doing a blood image analysis.
• Examination of liver function, to ensure its safety.

• Examination of kidney function, to ensure the safety of the kidneys.
• Chest x-ray to ensure the safety of the respiratory system.
• Take a number of necessary medications, such as antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, skin creams, and eye drops, to be used in case of any emergency..
• As for people with chronic diseases, such as pressure and diabetes, their medicines must be placed in a small bag other than that bag for regular medicines and creams..

After the start of Hajj.. How to protect your health?

He also showed other procedures that the pilgrim must observe after starting the pilgrimage, including:

• Ensure personal hygiene in general.
• Wear a mask to protect against respiratory infection.
• Being satisfied with the clothes of the pilgrim, and not wearing other people’s clothes, whatever they are, especially with regard to the ihram clothes.
• Maintain distance as much as possible and avoid kissing and close contact.

Pilgrims of the Sacred House of God throw the Jamarat

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Pilgrims throw stones at the end of the rituals of Hajj

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The ritual of stoning Jamarat Al-Aqaba Al-Kubra proceeded without crowding or jostling in the four floors of the Jamarat facility.

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The Jamarat Bridge was built to ease congestion after stampede incidents occurred in previous years.

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The pilgrims will return to the Jamarat Bridge over the next two days before performing the farewell circumambulation of the Great Mosque of Mecca at the end of the rituals of Hajj.

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The pilgrims expressed their happiness at being able to perform the Hajj after two years in which the numbers of pilgrims were limited to several thousand amid strict restrictions to combat the Corona pandemic.

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Security, health, ambulance and civil defense services deployed along with security men to organize the movement of pilgrims in the yards of the Jamarat Bridge.

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Some pilgrims took cover with umbrellas from the scorching sun, as the temperature reached 41 degrees Celsius.

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Pilgrims throw the Jamarat in Mina.

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The pilgrims spent the night at the Grand Mosque in Muzdalifah.

• Always carry water, and drink large amounts of it to compensate for fluid loss caused by sweat, in light of the high temperature and walking.
• Proper nutrition, by focusing on fruits and vegetables that contain water to keep the body hydrated, such as watermelon.
• Avoid cooked foods as much as possible, which can become contaminated or spoiled by storage.
• Focus on grilled foods, especially those that contain an adequate amount of protein.
• Drink fresh juices without sugar.

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