Health watchdog calls for suspension of Friday prayers, church masses as Covid-19 cases rise

It calls for drastic measures after authorities confirm that a victim had been at a tabligh gathering attended by thousands. FMTNews FridayPrayers Tabligh

A public health group has called for the suspension of large-scale prayer gatherings including the weekly Muslim congregation.

The Galen Centre for Health and Social Policy said Friday prayers, church masses and temple ceremonies should be temporarily stopped. The health ministry said yesterday that the man, the 131st Covid-19 patient in Malaysia, was among the 10,000 who had attended the tabligh convention from Feb 27 to March 1, held at a Sri Petaling mosque used as the base of the Muslim missionary movement.

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