2024 haj season health plans a success, free of outbreaks, says Saudi Health Minister

Muslim pilgrims use umbrellas to shield themselves from the sun as they gather outside Nimrah Mosque to offer the noon prayers in Arafat, on the second day of the annual hajj pilgrimage, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Saturday, June 15, 2024. Masses of Muslims gathered at the sacred hill of Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia for worship and reflection on the second day of the Hajj pilgrimage. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

MINA: The health plans for this year's haj season have been successfully carried out, with no outbreaks of disease or other threats to public health, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) quoted Saudi Health Minister Fahd bin Abdul Rahman Al-Jalajel as saying.

The minister expressed his satisfaction with the outcome, noting that despite the significant number of pilgrims and the challenges posed by high temperatures, there were no public health threats.