On the eve of the start of the Hajj rituals, circumambulating around the Kaaba in extremely hot weather
Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims began their rituals in Mecca by performing the “Tawaf of Advent” around the Kaaba, in extremely hot weather, on the eve of the start of the Hajj season. The Ministry of Health stressed the need to adhere to preventive behaviors and established health facilities and mobile clinics.