Ministry Of Religion Monitors Conditions Of 76 Congregants Still Being Treated In Saudi Arabia

Illustration - Saudi Arabia's PPIH Emergency Medical Team (EMT) officers provided heat reductions to sick Hajj participants at hotels in the Syisyah area, Mecca, Saudi Arabia (ANTARA PHOTO/Wahyu Putro A/aww.)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Religion continues to monitor the health condition of the Hajj pilgrims who are still being treated in a number of hospitals in Saudi Arabia.

"We have determined three PICs for information on sick pilgrims who are still being treated at the RSAS of Mecca, Medina and Jeddah," said Consul for Hajj at the Indonesian Consulate General in Jeddah, Nasrullah Jasam, in a statement quoted by ANTARA, Monday, August 7.

Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas previously closed the operation of the 1444 H Hajj pilgrimage on August 5, 2023.

Even though it has been closed, there are 76 Indonesian Hajj participants who are still being treated at the Saudi Arabian Hospital (RSAS) to this day.

The number consists of 31 people being treated at the Mecca Hospital, 37 at the Madinah Hospital, and eight people being treated at the RSAS in Jeddah.

Nasrullah said the PIC and the Indonesian Consulate General's Criminal Code team in Jeddah would periodically monitor the condition of the congregation at the RSAS. Families who want to get progress can contact the PICs.

"We hope that the condition of the congregation being treated can be healthy quickly," he said.

If the Hajj participants have been declared fit to fly by the hospital, the Indonesian Consulate General will take him back to Indonesia.

"KUH KJRI Jeddah has also prepared a team to escort pilgrims who have been declared fit to fly back to Indonesia," he said.