Saudi Arabia is considering canceling the annual hajj pilgrimage this year amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Financial Times reported.
Hajj, which involves traveling to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, is considered a mandatory ritual for all Muslims who can afford the trip and physically complete the journey.
Muslim pilgrims wear masks at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca on February 28, 2020. Saudi Arabia suspended visas for visits to Islam's holiest sites for the "umrah" pilgrimage, an unprecedented move triggered by coronavirus fears that raises questions over the annual hajj.
This year's hajj is supposed to take place from July 29 to Aug. 4, but Saudi Arabia has yet to lift an international travel ban implemented on May 20. Other countries have already declined to send pilgrims this year.
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