Development of Covid-19 Health Monitoring System for Hajj and Umrah Management

Abstract

Hajj and Umrah are acts of worship that Muslims should conduct once in a lifetime if they can afford it. This is because the journey serves as a marker and confirmation of each servant's commitment to his Creator. When Muslims conduct Hajj and Umrah on a regular basis, they are considered circumcised. When the Islamic Year changes in the month of Dzulhijjah, Hajj is undertaken. The number of pilgrims visiting Mecca grows every year, although not at the same rate as Covid-19. To avoid the spread of the Covid-19 virus outbreak in the Holy Land, Makkah was closed to visitors from all around the world in 2020. The Saudi Arabian government, however, reopened Makkah in 2021 for those who choose to conduct the Hajj, but only for a restricted number of pilgrims. The increases number of pilgrims each year is an issues to the Mutawwif as they need to always monitor the pilgrims’ health condition so that they are not infected with Covid-19 viruses. Based on this situation, a measurable device created for pilgrims to self-check their health if they are having any symptoms. This approach will ease the Mutawwif to isolate pilgrims that infected so that the other pilgrims are not infected because Mutawwif will also receive a notification of the pilgrims if there are any changes to their body parameter. It can control the numbers of pilgrims that having Covid-19 viruses from spread to everyone.