Indonesia cancels haj pilgrimage again due to coronavirus concerns, Asia News

Indonesia cancels haj pilgrimage again due to coronavirus concerns, Asia News

Indonesia has cancelled the haj pilgrimage for people in the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation for a second year in a row due to concerns over the Covid-19 pandemic, the religious affairs minister said on Thursday (June 3).

Minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas told a briefing Saudi Arabia, where the pilgrimage takes place, had not opened access to the haj.