{"id":8821,"date":"2020-03-16T13:34:48","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T13:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/8821-all-mosques-to-be-closed-if-necessary-saudi-minister\/"},"modified":"2020-03-16T13:34:48","modified_gmt":"2020-03-16T13:34:48","slug":"all-mosques-to-be-closed-if-necessary-saudi-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/8821-all-mosques-to-be-closed-if-necessary-saudi-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"All Mosques to Be Closed If Necessary: Saudi Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Arabia\u2019s Minister of Islamic Affairs Dawah and Guidance said all mosques in the country will be closed if necessary in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12.16px;\">Saudi Arabia\u2019s Minister of Islamic Affairs Dawah and Guidance said all mosques in the country will be closed if necessary in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12.16px;\">Abdullatif bin Abdulaziz Al Al-Shaikh to al-Riyadh daily that no infected individual has so far been seen in the kingdom\u2019s mosques.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12.16px;\">\u201cWe are monitoring the situation and if it is deemed necessary, we will cancel congregational prayers in mosques temporarily,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12.16px;\">Al-Shaikh noted that according to religious scholars, those having infections must stay home and not go to mosques for saying prayers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12.16px;\">He went on to say that disinfecting mosques also continues in places of worship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12.16px;\">Saudi Arabia announced detecting 17 new coronavirus cases on Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12.16px;\">The novel coronavirus, known as COVID-19, has infected more than 140,000 people around the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12.16px;\">The outbreak has had a major impact on global sporting, cultural, religious and political activities, with a host of events canceled or postponed.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Arabia\u2019s Minister of Islamic Affairs Dawah and Guidance said all mosques in the country will be closed if necessary in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. 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