Candidates For Indonesian Hajj Sick In Medina Will Be Evacuated To Makkah Starting June 9

Candidates for Indonesian Hajj sick are being treated at the Makkah Indonesian Hajj Health Clinic (KKHI) at the 2022 Hajj. (Between-Hanni Sofia)

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Hajj Health Clinic (KKHI) will gradually evacuate pilgrims who are sick in Medina to be brought to Makkah starting Friday, June 9, 2023.

Head of Health PPIH Daker Madinah Thafsin Al Farizi said that Indonesian pilgrims who will be brought either are being treated at the Saudi Arabian Hospital (RSAS) or at KKHI.

"Starting June 9, we will start evacuating sick pilgrims who are being treated at the Madinah RSAS and KKHI because they cannot join the group," he said, Sunday, June 4, which was confiscated by Antara.

This evacuation will be carried out until the deadline for Indonesian pilgrims shifts from Medina to Makkah on June 16. Farizi ensured that no Hajj candidates were left behind.

"The process on June 9, we will conduct sweeping of the pilgrims who are still being treated. We will see if the transportable pilgrims are evacuated to Makh, because this pilgrimage has wusuf in Arafah, we are trying to make all Hajj pilgrims in Arafah," he said.

Farizi explained that the transfer of sick pilgrims to Makkah was carried out in stages or in installments considering that the mode of transportation owned was limited.

"If we don't pay in installments, there will be a buildup of patients, because our ambulances are limited," he said.

Based on data from the Integrated Hajj Information and Computerization System (Siskohat), the number of pilgrims who have departed from Medina to Makkah has reached 15,268 people.

In detail, the first shift on Thursday June 1 was 1,899 hajj candidates, then on June 2 there were 7,092 hajj candidates, while on June 3 there were 6,277 hajj candidates.