Jakarta, April 28 -- The Ministry of Health advised elderly pilgrims to pay attention to their health while performing the Hajj worship in Saudi Arabia, where the environment and weather conditions may pose challenges.

"For example, while performing wukuf at Arafah, there is extreme weather with high temperatures, which often leads to dehydration, heat stroke, and exhaustion," the ministry's Director of Health Services for Vulnerable Groups, Imran Pambudi, stated here on Monday.

Hence, he emphasized the need for shelter, adequate hydration, and medical supervision for the elderly to mitigate these risks.

Other Hajj worship activities requiring caution include the thawaf ifadah, or circumambulating the Kaaba seven times in a countercloc...