Mufti: Mosques in Negeri Sembilan to close for 10 days starting tomorrow
PUCHONG: Negeri Sembilan mufti Datuk Mohd Yusof Ahmad today said all mosques in the state will be close for 10 days starting tomorrow to curb the spread of COVID-19 outbreak.
Yusof said the decision was made after a meeting between the Health Ministry and Special Muzakarah Committee members yesterday.
“The decision was made due to the second wave of the coronavirus outbreak after several participants of a Tabligh meeting at Masjid Jamek Sri Petaling, Kuala Lumpur were found positive infected with COVID-19.
“Within this period, all mosques in the state will not hold congregational prayer and Friday prayer,” he said in a statement.
He said the closing measure will be enforced after the state government made the decision.
The Tabligh group held a mass gathering at Masjid Jamek Sri Petaling on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur between Feb 27 and March 1, involving some 16,000 people.
Malaysia’s confirmed cases totalled 428 yesterday, including 190 new cases.
By Irman Hashim
