Report: Putrajaya to decide on Muslim Friday prayers
BY JUSTIN ONG
Datuk Seri Zulkifli Mohamad speaks at the Tuanku Mizan Mosque in Putrajaya March 12, 2020. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 — Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Zulkifli Mohamad said he will make an announcement regarding today’s compulsory Muslim prayers soon.news portal, he will consult with the Health Ministry to see if Muslims should pray at home instead, in response to the country’s worsening coronavirus disease situation.Yesterday, he said the Friday prayers may continue for now but appended guidelines meant to try and limit the risk of exposure to Covid-19.
This morning, however, the Perlis Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council directed Muslims not to perform the Friday prayers in state mosques.The World Health Organisation declared Covid-19 a pandemic this week to trigger an escalation of governmental response to the disease.
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