Indonesia will not be sending Haj pilgrims this year as Covid-19 toll goes above 1.84 million

A healthcare worker administers a dose of the Sinopharm Group Co. Covid-19 vaccine at a PT Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper plant in Tangerang, Indonesia, on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. Indonesia has kicked off its privately run vaccination campaign, with companies including Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper inoculating local employees to help Southeast Asia’s biggest economy reach herd immunity sooner and revive growth, - Bloomberg

JAKARTA, June 4 (Bernama): Indonesia has decided not to send pilgrims for Haj for the 2021 session this year.

"Because it is still a pandemic (Covid-19) and for the safety of the pilgrims, the government has decided that Indonesian pilgrims will not leave (for Haj) this year," ​​said Minister of Religious Affair Yaqut Cholil Qoumas in a press conference through a webinar, today.