No mass Eid al-Fitr prayer will be held in Bishkek due to coronavirus

AKIPRESS.COM - The traditional Eid al-Fitr prayer on Bishkek's old main square will not take place this year, the mayor's office said. Eid al-Fitr will be celebrated in Kyrgyzstan on May 13. According to the decision of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Kyrgyzstan, no traditional festive prayer will be held in the morning on the old square.
Instead, the prayers will be done in mosques chosen by the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Kyrgyzstan with strict observance of sanitary rules, the statement reads.
According to the mayor's office, crowded events are still unsafe for the citizens due to coronavirus situation in Bishkek.