The risk assessment and standard operating procedure (SOP) for umrah travel, specifically for the timeline for the reopening of umrah travel will be finalised by mid-February.

According to a joint statement by the Tourism, Arts, and Culture Ministry and Health Ministry today, this was the outcome of the two ministries' engagement session with an association of umrah travel agencies today.

The engagement session, conducted by Tourism, Arts, and Culture Minister Nancy Shukri and Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin, was...