- Pilgrims began arriving in Mecca for the Hajj – the second one to be performed under pandemic restrictions.
- Thousands of face-masked pilgrims in Mecca prayed for a pandemic-free world.
- Saudi Arabia has severely limited the number of pilgrims who can perform the Hajj, to 60,000 residents in total this year, compared to 2.5 million in 2019 before the pandemic began.
- Muslims all over the work began Eid celebrations under COVID-19 restrictions.