Thousands of supporters of Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr gathered at a mosque in east Baghdad on Friday, September 11, for the first weekly prayers since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
"We urge everyone to abide by social distancing and protect themselves against this virus," the imam said in the opening to his brief sermon. "We need to figure out how to live" with the virus, he told Agence France-Presse ."We may as well pray."The coronavirus pandemic has hit Iraq hard, with nearly 280,000 confirmed cases and more than 7,800 deaths.
On Monday, the Iraqi government's coronavirus crisis cell announced restaurants could seat customers – rather than just providing takeaway services – if they abide by health ministry protocols and that sports events could resume, but in the absence of spectators. That included the marking on August 30 of Ashura, a Shiite day of mourning that commemorates the killing of the Prophet Mohammed's grandson Hussein in Karbala in 680 AD.
Health Health Latest News, Health Health Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Source: CNN Philippines - 🏆 13. / 63 Read more »
Source: cebudailynews - 🏆 8. / 71 Read more »
Source: manilabulletin - 🏆 25. / 51 Read more »