60% of Senegal’s Pilgrims Tested Positive With Covid-19

[The Point] Despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, Senegalese pilgrims returning from Mecca faced a more immediate threat this year: a severe heat wave. The Saudi government allocated 12,860 pilgrimage slots to Senegal, and according to medical authorities, up to 60% of these pilgrims have tested positive for Covid-19, as reported by APA News.