More states allow prayers


Datuk Seri Dr Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri. -filepic

PUTRAJAYA: Starting today, Friday prayers and other congregational prayers are allowed to resume at selected mosques and surau in the Covid-19 green zones in the Federal Territories under strict conditions.

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Dr Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri, who announced this, said the prayers are allowed at selected mosques and surau, and limited to between three and 30 people. Apart from the Federal Territories, this permission has been granted in Penang, Melaka, Sabah and Sarawak, Bernama reported.

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