{"id":9205,"date":"2020-05-31T13:56:32","date_gmt":"2020-05-31T13:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/atabat\/9205-saudi-arabia-opens-prophet-s-mosque-in-medina-to-the-public\/"},"modified":"2020-05-31T13:56:32","modified_gmt":"2020-05-31T13:56:32","slug":"saudi-arabia-opens-prophet-s-mosque-in-medina-to-the-public","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/atabat\/9205-saudi-arabia-opens-prophet-s-mosque-in-medina-to-the-public\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia opens Prophet\u2019s Mosque in Medina to the public"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Prophet\u2019s Mosque in Medina has been opened to the public today, as part of the government\u2019s plan to ease coronavirus restrictions and re-open the Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>The Prophet\u2019s Mosque in Medina has been opened to the public today, as part of the government\u2019s plan to ease coronavirus restrictions and re-open the Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>Worshippers are now able to enter the Prophet\u2019s Mosque for group prayers, with a limit of 40 percent capacity.<\/p>\n<p>The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques implemented several coronavirus precautionary measures including: removing all carpets from the Prophet\u2019s Mosque grounds, so that worshipers pray on the marble floors.<\/p>\n<p>The authority also issued COVID-19 safety guidelines for praying in mosques: worshippers should wear face masks, worshipers should practice social distancing while praying with others in congregational prayers (Jamaa&#8217;a), and worshippers should bring their own prayer mats to pray on.<\/p>\n<p>The Kingdom had announced on Tuesday the details of its phased plan to ease coronavirus restrictions and eventually restore \u201cnormal\u201d conditions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Prophet\u2019s Mosque in Medina has been opened to the public today, as part of the government\u2019s plan to ease coronavirus restrictions and re-open the Kingdom. 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