Prayer rooms in malls and towers in the UAE are now permitted to reopen at a limited capacity.
As of tomorrow, July 30, prayer rooms can start operating at 30 per cent capacity. Similarly, all worshippers are to ensure social distancing measures in place, with people maintaining a distance of two metres.
In addition, as instructed by the National Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Management Authority, no gatherings are permitted to take place before and after prayers and all halls must be cleaned and sterilised after every prayer.
In conjunction with the partial easing of restrictions on movement and in order to gradually return to normal life, we announce the reopening of prayer rooms in shopping centers and towers starting July 20, with a maximum capacity of 30% and following the precautionary measures. pic.twitter.com/hwQWFTlaSB
— NCEMA UAE (@NCEMAUAE) July 18, 2020
Other precautionary measures include the use of single-use prayer mats at halls is required, masks and gloves must be worn at all times and worshippers are required to recite the Quran using their phones or other electronic devices.
This latest move comes after mosques and other places of worship in the UAE reopened at the beginning of July after being closed for three and a half months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
