No thermal cameras at Grand Mosque

Saudi authorities have removed thermal cameras installed nearly two years ago at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Makkah as the kingdom has recently eased restrictions against Covid-19.

The General Presidency for the Two Holy Mosques on Friday removed all equipment previously used in checking worshippers’ temperatures before entering the Grand Mosque, according to an official.

Worshippers on Friday performed the first weekly noon prayers shoulder to shoulder at the Grand Mosque after a distancing rule was scrapped earlier in the week.