The Karnataka government has issued orders to ban five-time congregational prayers in Mosques during the month of Ramzan to check the spread of Chinese virus.
The decision was taken citing union government’s orders of closing down all the religious places.
Ramazan begins from 24 or 25 April.
This decision also comes in the wake of Nizamuddin Markaz celebrations in Delhi which turned into a super-spreader, leading to more than half of total cases in the country.
The advisory mentions that the Azan should be offered at a low decibel and namaz should be offered by Pesh Imams in mosques only.
Use of loudspeakers for offering namaz in the mosques have been prohibited.
The Minority Minitry has directed the mosques and dargahs to announce this advisory, using pre-recorded audio clips, in three languages, four times in a day.
The order also restricts holding of Iftars and Dawat-e-Sahri during the holy month of the Muslims.
Poddiges also have been prohibited from being distributed on the premises of the mosques, besides eatery shops near mosques and dargahs, that are set up during Ramzan.
Before 5 pm today, there were 313 cases in the state, including 82 discharged and 13 deaths.
India’s coronavirus tally has crossed the 12,000 mark with the reading at 12,380, out of which 10,477 were active as 1,488 were cured and discharged, 1 person migrated.
A total of 2.75 lakh samples from 2.6 lakh people have been tested as of April 15, 2020, at 9 pm, said ICMR.
Out of these, 11,297 individuals have been confirmed positive among suspected cases and contacts of known positive cases in India.