Mauritanians flock to mosques after easing isolation measures

Hundreds of worshipers flocked to the Medina Mosque, the largest mosque in Nouakchott, on Friday, without much regard for the new Corona virus, after the Mauritanian authorities eased the measures imposed to

Hundreds of worshipers flocked to the Medina Mosque, the largest mosque in Nouakchott, on Friday, without much regard for the new Corona virus, after the Mauritanian authorities eased the measures imposed to curb the spread of the pandemic.

A member of the Mosque said, “This pandemic has really put us in trouble. By reopening the mosque we have hope. We can pray, we pray to God. We ask God to respond to our prayers and to remove from us everything that has happened to Muslims. ”

The Mauritanian government announced on Wednesday evening to reduce the measures imposed to limit the outbreak of the new Corona virus by allowing in particular the opening of commercial markets and restaurants and performing Friday prayers according to specific controls that include especially the obligation to put up muzzles and adhere to the rules of social divergence and hand-washing in commercial markets and during the performance of the group’s suspended prayers for two months.

In contrast, the land borders of Mauritania remain closed, as are the country’s airports and schools, and restrictions on movement between the country’s 13 states remain.

To this day, Mauritania has announced that eight people have contracted the new virus, one of whom has died and six have recovered. The eighth patient is still receiving treatment.