Tourism players in Selangor seek answers on unvaccinated Umrah pilgrims

Malaysia – The Selangor Association For Travel and Tourism Agencies (Saftta) today questioned Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin’s claim that 14% of Muslims who travelled to Saudi Arabia on pilgrimage lately had no records of receiving the mandatory Covid-19 vaccination.

The umbrella organization representing 580 tourist, travel, hotel, and theme park organizations claimed Khairy’s comments at the January 6 press conference aroused concerns about the industry’s credibility.

The Saudi Arabian government has highly strict procedures for pilgrims entering the nation, according to the report.

“As a result, Saftta is demanding quick confirmation from the Health Ministry that the 14% listed were all umrah pilgrims.”

“We’re a bit disappointed since the statement was issued four days ago, but the ministry is still looking into it.”

In a statement, Saftta president Fathir Bari Alhadad stated, that the longer the ministry delays, the worse the community’s view of umrah pilgrims becomes.

Related Posts

It said that charges against umrah pilgrims have been common on social media, with claims that they forged their Covid-19 immunization certificates in order to go to Saudi Arabia.

According to the organization, the matter has gotten a lot of attention, prompting several muftis to join in.

However, the group said that if the allegations were found to be genuine, it would favor severely penalizing the guilty agency.

The Health Ministry discovered 122 Omicron cases among umrah pilgrims who returned to the country last week, and discovered that 14% of them had no vaccination records.

Khairy noted that ten Malaysians who tested positive for the Covid-19 Omicron variant after returning home had no vaccination records, while the other seven were foreigners.

Many of the returning pilgrims, according to the minister, had broken the government’s home quarantine protocols.

As a result, commencing January 8, the Health Ministry has prohibited Muslim pilgrims’ travel to Saudi Arabia in order to prevent the spread of Omicron.

With the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, as well as the Umrah and Haj Travel Agencies’ Association, Khairy is reviewing the possibilities for impacted pilgrims, including whether to issue a refund or reschedule the umrah travel programs.

Katherine S

1/4 German, 3/4 Malaysian. I write, follow and monitor closely political news happening in Malaysia, and other happening news in the ASEAN region. Newswriter for the best ASEAN news website - The Asian Affairs.

Recent Posts

V Surprises ARMY with Two Holiday Releases: A Festive Collab with Park Hyo-shin and “White Christmas” Cover

For K-pop fans, the Christmas season this year has become even more magical as several of their preferred stars reveal…

November 22, 2024

Celine Names TWS as Global Ambassadors Following Suzy Bae Announcement

After Suzy Bae's nomination as Celine's worldwide ambassador, the venerable French luxury fashion company has taken another bold step choosing…

November 22, 2024

Reddit Faces Widespread Outage, Users Turn to Workarounds Amid ‘Server Error’ Messages

Thousands of users of the well-known social network Reddit were left without access after a major outage of the website.…

November 22, 2024

Anne Hathaway Casted as ‘Verity’ in Colleen Hoover’s Book Adaptation

Anne Hathaway is slated to play the much expected film version of Colleen Hoover's best-selling book Verity in front of…

November 21, 2024

Gucci Set to Revolutionize Fashion Presentations with Unified Shows in 2025 under Sabato De Sarno’s Vision

Gucci is ready to change its presentation approach for 2025 in a radical action aimed to revolutionize the fashion industry.…

November 21, 2024

South Korea’s “Korea Discount”: Addressing the Governance Gap to Boost Market Value

As world investors wait for significant changes that might solve long-standing problems of governance and responsibility in South Korea's companies,…

November 21, 2024

This website uses cookies.

Read More