BANGKOK, May 8 (TNA) – Muslims in Thailand are allowed to
pray at mosques on Friday after religious gathering has been banned for over a
month to curb the spread of the coronavirus for since March 27.
The Office of the Sheikhul Islam on Monday announced that
Muslims may attend Friday mass prayers at mosques. It urges Thai Muslims to follow government
measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Muslim communities and mosques across Thailand have prepared
for Friday prayer by disseminating disease control information and setting up
health screening.
Mosques in Muslim-majority southern provinces such as the
Pakistani Mosque in Songkhla province will resume their Friday prayers. Administrators and health officials will
perform health screening and enforce social distancing rules.
Everyone must clean their hands with alcohol-based sanitizer
before entering. The floors are marked
to keep spacing of 1.5 to 2 meters for people while praying.
Like Muslims across the world, Thai Muslims have been called
to observe the holy fasting month of Ramadan that began on April 23 at home.(TNA)
