Coronavirus: 7 Mosques Closed in Saudi Arabia
The Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs announced on Sunday that 7 mosques in 2 regions were temporarily closed after a number of cases of Coronavirus were confirmed inside them.
According to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), a total of 461 mosques were closed in the Kingdom within 56 days, 441 of them were opened after the completion of sterilization, in the context of ensuring the safety of worshipers.
The COVID-19 cases have been recorded in more than 210 countries and regions since the outbreak in December 2019.
Latest statistics showed that more than 130.8 million people were infected with Coronavirus worldwide.
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Dubai: The Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs carried out more than 125,000 inspection tours at mosques across the Kingdom in the past six weeks to ensure the implementation of COVID-19 precautionary measures and health protocols.
According to a report issued by the ministry’s agency for mosque affairs, 314 violations of preventive measures were detected and immediately addressed, including wearing face masks and not bringing prayer rugs, in addition to not implementing physical distancing.
The ministry reported a failure to implement preventive and precautionary measures in 2,104 mosques in Saudi Arabia and immediate steps were taken to address the issues.
The ministry called on everyone to call the Service Centre 1933 and report violations of precautionary measures in mosques.