Sterilization services improved in Makkah

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The presidency is also carrying out operations to clean, sanitize and perfume the Grand Mosque’s carpets around the clock. (SPA)
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The presidency is also carrying out operations to clean, sanitize and perfume the Grand Mosque’s carpets around the clock. (SPA)
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Updated 03 November 2021
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Sterilization services improved in Makkah

  • More than 290,000 masks have been distributed since the full capacity was raised at the holy mosque last month

MAKKAH: The General Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques has allocated 45 teams to work around the clock to sterilize the Grand Mosque in Makkah, its outdoor yards, and toilets, by using 25,000 liters of environment-friendly sterilizers per day.
An estimated 600 workers will be inside the holy mosque as more than 500 modern automatic devices for hand sterilization were distributed, and 50 pumps were provided to combat pests and insects.
In addition, the presidency provided 20 Biocare devices, 550 hand pumps, and other sterilization tools for the atmosphere and surface at the Grand Mosque. More than 290,000 masks have been distributed since the full capacity was raised at the holy mosque last month.  The presidency is also carrying out operations to clean, sanitize and perfume the Grand Mosque’s carpets around the clock, as well as washing 1,500 carpets weekly in Kudai, to maintain standards and ensure the safety of worshippers.
Jaber Al-Wadaani, director of the sanitation and carpet department at the Grand Mosque, said that the presidency established a dedicated carpet cleaning center in Kudai with the latest high-tech tools and equipment.


KSrelief delivers vital food aid in 6 countries

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KSrelief delivers vital food aid in 6 countries

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s aid agency KSrelief distributed 131 food baskets to displaced and returning families in Rabak, White Nile state, Sudan, benefiting 865 people.

In Uzbekistan, the agency delivered 410 food baskets in Samarkand, reaching 1,547 people. The project aims to distribute 6,060 baskets of essential nutrition to 36,000 beneficiaries in 14 provinces.

KSrelief also provided 200 food baskets in Kamenica, Kosovo, benefiting 1,000 individuals as part of the Etaam project, which plans to deliver 8,017 baskets to 40,000 beneficiaries in 30 municipalities.

In Afghanistan, the agency distributed 110 cartons of dates to returnees from Pakistan and Iran at a refugee camp in Kabul province, assisting 660 people. This is part of a project to deliver 300 tonnes of dates to Afghans this year.

KSrelief distributed 765 cartons of dates to vulnerable groups in Moussoro, the capital of Barh El Gazel region in Chad, benefiting 4,590 individuals.

In Benin, the agency delivered 1,130 food baskets, reaching 6,780 people, as part of a project to distribute 7,825 baskets to 47,000 beneficiaries in several regions.