According to Jakarta Post the Minister forReligious Affairs of Indonesia, Suryadharma Ali has revealed in a recent statement
thatin spite of increase in the number ofMiddle East respiratory syndrome
coronavirus (MERS-CoV) cases in Saudi Arabia government has no plans to delay
or reduce the trips of pilgrims to the holy land. Talking to the media people
after the ceremony of the Buddhist Day of Enlightenment in Central Java on
Wednesday, May 15, 2014 the minister said that they have not taken any step
regarding cancellation or delay of Umrah trips yet. He also said that fatality
rate due to MERS still had not reached a high level, as it is between 34 to 35
percent.
Adding to it, Ali said that this fatality
rate is far below than rabies and bird flu rate that touched 85 percent mark at
one time. According to Suryadharma, they have made this decision after
reviewing the considerations of World Health Organization (WHO) and various
other relevant institutions. Given that these institutions have not declared
MERS as an ‘extraordinary event’ yet.The Religious Affairs Minister also said
that the MERS virus first emerged in the Middle East back in 2012 and between
2012 and 2013 no Indonesian pilgrim was reported to have suffered from this
disease. He said the increase in the spread of virus was only escalated during
this year.
However, according to the minister, the
government is cautious and is already taking measures to avert the spread of
MERS, as he said that do not let the disease spread in the country. As compared
to Indonesia, Egypt has recently cancelled 25 percent of its Umrah trips due to
increase in the cases of MERS. Still Basil Al-Sisithe chairman of the Economic
Chamber of Tourism Companies in Egypt is of the opinion that the number of
pilgrims will remain stable during the holy month of Ramadan. If you too are
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