Saudi officials have issued a new travel advisory regarding the conditions for Umrah scrapping the mandatory PCR test condition and announced the approved list of the vaccines for pilgrims, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

The approved vaccines for pilgrims coming for Umrah are Pfizer, SinoVac, Sinopharm, Astrazeneca, Jonson and Jonson, Cansino, Moderna and Sputnik.

As per travel advisory, pilgrims with a single dose of  Johnson   and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine can travel to Saudi Arabia while two doses needed for pilgrims inoculated with Pfizer, Astrazeneca and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines.

It is directed to get boost shots for pilgrims having Cansino vaccine. All pilgrims needed to get their full vaccination card.

Reporter Saeed Ahmed Saeed