Three Maldivian pilgrims who are currently in Mecca for the Hajj pilgrimage received medical treatment.
The Maldivian hajj mission in Mecca says that the Maldivian pilgrims in Mecca are in good condition, and that three of them have received medical treatment at a Saudi Arabian hospital.
The patients include a 57-year-old-man and a 52-year-old-woman - who suffered from respiratory problems, and a 54-year-old woman with a broken arm, in which she broke in a fall during their transit to Mecca.
They were all treated at the King Faisal Hospital.
Maldives Hajj mission contains 12 members from various institutions. There are 3 members from the Islamic Ministry, one from Maldives National Defense Force, a member from the Scout Association, a member of the Maldivian Media, as well as 6 members from the 4 groups that took pilgrims to Hajj.
Maldives received a quota of 2,000 people from the Saudi government this year. 1,300 people went with the Maldives Hajj Corporation while the remaining 700 were taken by the three groups.