Pilgrims will be required to produce yellow fever and meningitis vaccination certificates before being granted entry into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. "Any suspected cases diagnosed at the entry points of Saudi Arabia will be immediately sent to a local hospital designated by the Ministry of Health," said Dr. Amin Mishkhes, director of infectious diseases at the ministry. "Strict rules will be applied for pilgrims coming from 32 African and 13 Latin American countries, identified as endemic on the basis of the reports of World Health Organization (WHO)," said Dr. Mishkhes. Instructions regarding the mandatory vaccination have already been sent to the Saudi diplomatic missions abroad. --MORE 1150 Local Time 0850 GMT
