As part of the effort to curtail the spread of coronavirus, the General Presidency of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque has launched self-sterilization gates at the entrance of Mecca’s Grand Mosque.
Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on Thursday reported that before anyone enters the mosque’s courtyards, they must pass through the gate which sterilizes them from head to toe using a sanitizing spray.
The gates have been set up just one week after thermal cameras were installed at Islam’s holiest site, the Kaaba in the Grand Mosque in Mecca.
The cameras, which can accurately scan the temperatures of up to 25 people at the same time, were also placed at the entrances of the courtyards.
Similar cameras were put up in the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina earlier this month.
Authorities closed the holy sites to the public as part of measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus.
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Islamic Affairs in April denied rumours that mosques across the Kingdom would reopen soon for congressional prayers after the coronavirus pandemic forced their closure last month.
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