Recovering Hajj pilgrims to be sent home early

Indonesian Hajj pilgrims who have recently recovered from illness and completed their hospital treatment in Saudi Arabia will be prioritized for an earlier return to their home country.

This initiative aims to allow the pilgrims to focus on their recovery process after completing their Hajj rituals. Dani Pramudya, the acting head of the Hajj Health Center at the Ministry of Health and Umrah, stated that pilgrims leaving the hospital are immediately placed on the priority list for repatriation.

"Pilgrims who have just finished their treatment will be prioritized for return. As soon as they leave the hospital, we will expedite their administrative process so they can return to Indonesia quickly," Dani explained in an interview with the Media Center Haji (MCH) team at the Indonesian Hajj Health Clinic (KKHI) in Mecca.

The Hajj health team has established a specific procedure to manage pilgrims who are newly recovered. Once cleared to leave the hospital, the pilgrims are returned to their respective flight groups. Health officials, along with group leaders, then promptly arrange the 'tanazul' process. This mechanism allows pilgrims to be transferred to other flight groups with earlier departure schedules, ensuring they do not have to wait excessively long in Saudi Arabia.

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Pilgrims who have just finished their treatment will be prioritized for return. As soon as they leave the hospital, we will expedite their administrative process so they can return to Indonesia quickly.