The Islamic power that regulates Muslim sacred destinations in Jerusalem has reported that the Al-Aqsa Mosque and Dome of the Rock will close their ways to admirers as a precautionary measure against the new coronavirus. However, outdoor prayers will still be allowed at the complex that houses Islam’s third holiest site.
“The Islamic Waqf division chose to close down the encased petition puts inside the favored Aqsa mosque until further notification as a defensive measure to forestall the spread of coronavirus. All petitions will be held in the open regions of the Aqsa Mosque,” the chief of Al-Aqsa mosque.
On Saturday, the Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs requested mosques and holy places to be shut in all the governorates in the involved Palestinian domains until further notice as a major aspect of endeavors to control the coronavirus.
Mosques over the involved West Bank called through amplifiers for Muslims to play out the customary day by day petitions at home instead of at mosques, expecting to limit social events of individuals, as indicated by Wafa.
Palestinian Authority representative Ibrahim Melhem said three additional instances of the coronavirus were affirmed in the involved West Bank on Saturday, raising the absolute number of contaminations to 38.
Palestinian authorities affirmed the primary cases in Bethlehem on March 5, in this way announcing a highly sensitive situation and closing down Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity, while the Israeli armed force closed the city.
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh reported a 30-day lockdown in an extraordinary communicate, saying the measures were basic to contain the sickness.
Open parks, vacationer locales, schools, and instructive offices have shut and every single significant social affair including games and meetings have been dropped.
Sources: Al-Jazeera
