In a bid to curtail the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) the Turkish and Moroccans’ Governments have suspended all the congregational services including Friday prayers, at mosques across the countries.
The Head of the Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet) in Turkey, Ali Erbas revealed this today at a news conference on Monday added that mosques would remain open only for individuals.
According to NAN, Erbas said, “Until the danger of spreading the new type of Coronavirus disappears, it has become necessary to interrupt prayers with the community in mosques and masjids [small mosques or prayer rooms], especially Friday prayers”.
Also, Moroccan Government said that it has decided to shut down all mosques for congregational prayers until further notice as a precautionary measure to curb the outbreak of Coronavirus.
The country has equally announced the closure of restaurants, clubs, movie theaters and gym clubs.
