Mayor's office suggests not to hold mass Eid al-Fitr prayer in Bishkek due to coronavirus

AKIPRESS.COM - Bishkek mayor's office proposes not to hold a mass Eid al-Fitr prayer because of the difficult epidemiological situation in Bishkek, said Ainagul Ryskulbekova, deputy chief doctor of the center of state sanitary and epidemiological surveillance, said. The mayor's office also recommended a ban on Jumu'ah (weekly Muslim mass prayer), she said.
Family members of those who contracted the virus must also stay in quarantine for 14 days. But these requirements are not followed today, she said.
Not holding mass events until the epidemic is stabilised is proposed.