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RESTRICTION STATUS

Mosques will remain open for daily and Friday prayers with no age restrictions, while adhering to the precautionary measures determined by the Ministry of Public Health and the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs.
Toilets and ablution facilities will remain open in mosques.

INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL

Ensure hand sanitizing before entering the mosque.
Worshipers and the mosques’ employees are encouraged to use a tissue when coughing or sneezing and dispose of it directly into a waste bin. Otherwise, the elbow can be used to prevent the spread of germs.
Avoid physical contact, e.g. handshakes.
Provide sanitizers at the entrance and multiple locations within the mosque.
Advise worshipers, employees, and other workers to avoid touching their nose, eyes, and mouth.
Surfaces, carpets, corridors, and areas where shoes are kept should be cleaned and disinfected regularly and after each prayer.
A housekeeping record log must be maintained.
Worshipers are encouraged to bring their own Qur’an or use their phone Apps to read it.
At least half of the windows and doors should be kept open during prayer time to ensure proper ventilation inside the mosque. They can be closed after the prayer ends, and worshipers leave the mosque.
Packs of tissue papers should be available and accessible
Waste bins should be distributed throughout the mosque.
Ensure ventilation systems operate properly and increase circulation of outdoor air as much as possible either by air handling systems (air conditions) or by opening windows and doors, fans, and so on.

REGULATING ENTRY AND EXIT

Ehteraz App to be downloaded by all staff and worshipers, and check that the status is green to allow entry.
Worshippers are urged to avoid crowding during entering and exiting the mosques.
Follow additional guidance issued by the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs.

MOSQUE EMPLOYEES

A response procedure in alignment with MOPH guidance should be in place to deal with suspected cases.
Mosque employees suspected of COVID-19 infection should be placed in a separate room from the other employees until the medical team from MOPH is alerted and he is picked up.
All mosque employees are instructed not to go to work if they develop respiratory symptoms or fever and should report sick to their supervisor.

EDUCATION & AWARENESS

Regular reminders to increase awareness of precautionary measures.
Urge those with high fever, coughing, and those with respiratory infections not to go to the mosque.
Posters are placed in mosques to remind worshipers, and mosques’ employees of the precautionary measures and the process of reporting discrepancies or violations.

VULNERABLE GROUPS

Vulnerable groups (e.g. elderly and those with chronic illnesses) are strongly advised to pray at home.

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