Jordan Extends Closure of Mosques
The ministry said the decision has been made in consultation with health authorities with the aim of stemming the coronavirus outbreak, Arabi21 website reported.
It had ordered closure of mosques in the Arab country on March 14.
Awqaf Minister Mohammed Khalaileh in a TV interview defended the decision, saying it aims to save people’s lives.
Jordan’s Awqaf Ministry has also banned holding congregational prayers during the holy month of Ramadan.
More than 450 coronavirus cases have been recorded in Jordan so far and 9 people have died from the disease.
Classified a pandemic by the World Health Organization, the new virus, a respiratory disease known as COVID-19, emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in Hubei Province late last year.
It has infected more than 2.5 million people and killed over 245,000 globally.
