Minister hopes Omicron will not jeopardise haj chances for M’sians

JOHOR BARU: Malaysia is hoping that the Covid-19 Omicron variant will not jeopardise Muslim pilgrims from going to Mecca and performing their haj, says the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs).

Idris Ahmad said he hoped that the new variant would not hit the country as pilgrims from Malaysia could not perform their haj earlier this year due to the pandemic.