Fasting Has Not to Do with Coronavirus Infection: Egypt’s Dar-al-Ifta
In a statement on its Facebook page, the Dar al-Ifta said that after consultations with doctors, it has concluded that fasting has not to do with COVID-19 infection, Youm7 website reported.
It added, however, that coronavirus patients as well as doctors and nurses who are worried fasting may harm their health, can skip fasting.
It is up to doctors to decide whether fasting is harmful for any person in certain conditions, the statement stressed, adding that acting on doctors’ recommendations is necessary and protecting one’s health has priority over fasting.
This year Ramadan, the lunar Hijri month in which Muslims fast from dawn to sunset, will begin on April 25.
The worldwide spread of the coronavirus has infected over 2 million people and killed more than 127,000 so far.
