All mosques in Singapore closed five days for cleaning, Friday prayers cancelled

SINGAPORE (ANN): All 70 mosques in Singapore will be closed for five days for cleaning from Friday (March 13) and no congregational prayers will be held on that day, as a preventive measure to curb the spread of the coronavirus following the infection of two Singaporeans who attended a mass religious gathering in Selangor, Malaysia.

Around 90 Singaporeans had attended the gathering in late February, and some of them are frequent congregants of some local mosques.

At a press conference on Thursday afternoon, Minister-in-Charge of Muslim Affairs Masagos Zulkifli said the four mosques had been identified as mosques where a participant at the gathering, who has been confirmed to be infected, had frequented on his return. "As we know, many of the people who come to the mosque are retired, senior people, and therefore we think it's important to - for the moment - prevent such big congregations in our mosques."

Muis said that communal activities such as congregational prayers may expose congregants to transmission of the virus by unsuspecting infected individuals. "Muslims should perform their regular noon prayers in place of the congregational prayers," said Muis in a statement, adding that in place of the regular Friday sermon, messages on religious guidance will be made available online.

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