Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 23 / Trend T.Jafarov /
No swine flu case was revealed among the Azerbaijani pilgrims.
"Azerbaijani pilgrims traveling to Mecca have not had any health problems. All Hajjis are in good health," Akhund of the Taza Pir Mosque Haji Faiz Nagizade told Trend today over the telephone.
Saudi Arabia's Health Ministry reported that four foreign pilgrims, including citizens of Sudan, India, Morocco and Nigeria, have died of the A/H1N1virus.
According to the information, none of the deceased men were vaccinated before arriving to the country. The ministry called on all pilgrims to be vaccinated. Elderly and pregnant women were encouraged to refrain from making the pilgrimage.
The Hajj will begin Nov. 25. Roughly three million pilgrims from different parts of the world are expected to arrive in Saudi Arabia.
According to Haji Faiz, the last bus of pilgrims left the country yesterday. Other pilgrims have already arrived to Mecca and have not exhibited any health problems.
""We have everything in order. We have already completed the pilgrimage, Umrah, and look forward to the moment when it will be possible to begin the second phase," he said.
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