Ramadan communal taraweeh and Eid prayers should be held at home due to the coronavirus, the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia said according to the official Saudi Press Agency. Read the latest updates in our dedicated coronavirus section. The announcement was made on Friday, one week before the Muslim holy month is estimated to begin. The Kingdom’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz al-Sheikh said group taraweeh prayers will not be held in mosques this year in accordance with precautionary measures implemented to slow the spread of the virus. If the outbreak continues through the holy month, communal Eid prayers should also be held at home, he added. Muslims line up, side-by-side, shoulders touching, when praying in groups, also known as jamaa’a. However, several Muslim countries including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and others have suspended group prayers in mosques until further notice to slow the spread of the virus. Egypt officially suspended all public group iftar and activities earlier this month to help slow the spread of the deadly virus. Saudi Arabia has also asked Muslims around the world to delay their plans for the Hajj and Umrah pilgrimages amid uncertainties surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, the Kingdom’s Minister of Hajj and Umrah said. The Kingdom has so far recorded 6,380 coronavirus cases with 83 deaths. A total of 990 people have recovered as of Thursday. Read more: Saudi Arabia suspends prayers at mosques to stop spread of coronavirus Egypt to suspend Ramadan group iftars, activities, says Ministry Saudi Arabia activates thermal cameras in Medina’s Prophet’s Mosque اي استفسار أو طلب خاص بخصوص التوظيف يمكنك التواصل مع الابميل التالي – مجير الموقع : alturky28@gmail.com لطلبات التصميم او البرمجة التواصل مع : hamzalaabar@gmail.com