Kuwait to resume daily prayers at some mosques despite coronavirus concerns
Mosques in residential and sparsely populated areas can resume daily prayers with worshippers in attendance, the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs announced.
Daily prayers will return to a limited number of mosques across Kuwait some three months after they were banned to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Beginning Wednesday, mosques in residential and sparsely populated areas can resume in-person daily prayers, said Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Fahad Al Afasi, according to Kuwait's KUNA news agency.
“The reopening of mosques to receive worshippers comes to respond to the call for prayer,” Afasi said, according to Kuwaiti daily newspaper Al Rai.
The Friday noon prayers and sermon, however, will only be performed at the Grand Mosque in Kuwait City with staff in attendance. The prayers will be broadcast on state-run television.
