Eid al Fitr prayers marking end of Ramadan will not be performed in mosques across Turkey as a precaution against the spread of Covid-19
An aerial view of New Mosque and Eminonu neighborhood is seen amid coronavirus pandemic in Istanbul, Turkey on May 19, 2020.
"The feast prayer will not be performed in our mosques due to the Covid-19 epidemic ..." Turkey's Directorate of Religious Affairs said in a written statement. Muslims all around the world celebrate Eid al Fitr to mark the end of Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, during which they avoid eating, drinking and numerous other things from dawn until sunset.
As the Turkish public largely followed preventive measures against the pandemic, daily cases in Turkey fell under 1,000 on Wednesday for the first time since March 25.
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