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A medical practitioner has advised Muslim pilgrims to boost their immune system and remain physically strong, and fit to perform the Hajj rites in Makkah and Medinah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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The Hajj pilgrimage takes place during the 12th Islamic month of Dhul Hijjah or Zil-hajj, specifically from the 8th to the 12th of that month. Hajj is performed in Makkah, present-day Saudi Arabia.

The ministry said that illegal infiltrators found attempting to perform Hajj will be deported and banned from re-entering the Kingdom for ten years.