About 11,000 injuries resulted from non-compliance with the instructions issued by the Ministry of Health.
Mecca – Al Arabiya.net
Posted on: June 29, 2023: 07:46 PM GST Last updated: June 29, 2023: 07:50 PM GST
The Saudi Ministry of Health has recorded about 11,000 cases of heat exhaustion since the start of the Hajj, according to what was reported by the Al-Arabiya correspondent.
The Ministry of Health continues its continuous warnings to the pilgrims of the Sacred House of God, not to abandon the use of the sun umbrella throughout the day, to drink sufficient quantities of water and fluids, to be careful not to exhaust oneself with excessive movement without necessity, and not to stand for long periods in waiting lists; To avoid the risk of heat exhaustion and sunstroke.
The MOH stated that heat exhaustion centers in all hospitals in Makkah Al-Mukarramah and the holy sites are witnessing a steady increase in the number of heat exhaustion and sunstroke injuries. To this day, there have been about 11,000 injuries resulting from non-compliance with the instructions issued by the MOH from an early age until today. Today, indicating that this season is witnessing a significant rise in temperatures.
This and the pilgrims began in Mina, Thursday, The first days of TashreeqThey stoned the three Jamarat, starting with the Small Jamarat, then the Middle Jamarat, and then the Great Jamarat, after they threw the Jamarat Al-Aqaba yesterday.
The concerned authorities are working on the smooth movement of pilgrims at the Jamarat Bridge, with the implementation of intensive preventive plans and measures to throw the pilgrims at the three Jamarat easily and easily, and the pilgrims were dispatched via buses from their camps in Mina to the Jamarat Bridge according to the pre-planned dispatch plans.
2023-06-29 16:18:45
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