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Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock Closed as Precaution against Coronavirus

by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Correspondent

(Worthy News) – Islamic religious authorities have closed the Al-Aqsa mosque and the Dome of the Rock as a precautionary measure against the spread of the coronavirus. However, outdoor prayers will still be permitted outside the two shrines housed in Jerusalem.

“The Islamic Waqf department decided to shut down the enclosed prayer places inside the blessed Aqsa Mosque, and until further notice, as a protective measure to prevent the spread of coronavirus,” the director of al-Aqsa Mosque, Sheikh Omar Al-Kiswani, told the Reuters news agency on Sunday.

“All prayers will be held in the courtyards of Al-Aqsa mosque and doors will remain open to all worshippers,” he added.