Mosques to stay open during Ramzan
ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) Saturday issued Ramadan guidelines to regulate the spread of person-to-person transmission of COVID-19.
According to NCOC, the rules were issued as per a unanimous declaration from the president in consultation with the Ulema for Taraweeh prayers arrangements in mosques and Imambargahs.
The administrations of mosques and Imambargahs are being given permission conditional upon observation of the precautionary measures.
If during Ramadan, the govt feels that the precautionary measures aren't being observed or the amount of victims has risen to a dangerous level, then the govt will revise its policy.
The government also has the proper to vary the orders and policy regarding severely-affected areas.
As per guidelines, carpets or rugs won't be utilized in mosques or Imambargahs and prayers are going to be offered on the bare floor while clean mats are often used if the ground is earthen.
If people wish to bring their own prayer mats from home, they will do so. Before and after the prayers, people should avoid gathering while in mosques and Imambargahs where there's a courtyard, prayers are going to be offered not inside but within the courtyard.
Those above 50 years aged , adolescents and people affected by flu, cough, etc shouldn't come to mosques or Imambargahs.
Taraweeh prayers are going to be arranged within the boundaries of mosques or Imambargahs and praying on roads and footpaths are going to be avoided and an attached map should be useful during this connection.
The floors of mosques and Imambargahs should be cleaned with chlorinated water. an equivalent solution should be wont to wipe the mats before prayers.
The rows of the praying individuals should be aligned in order that there's a distance of six feet between individuals and there's an attached map which will assist in achieving this.
The NCOC said that mosques and Imambargahs should constitute committees consisting of responsible individuals who will ensure adherence to precautionary measures.
It will be easy for the devotees if the administrators of mosques and Imambargahs place marks for the devotees on the floors consistent with correct distances to facilitate within the placement of the devotees, it added.
People should come to mosques or Imambargahs after doing ablution and washing hands with soap for 20 seconds.
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It is obligatory for the faithful to use a facemask before coming to mosques or Imambargahs and avoid shaking hands or hugging one another .
The NCOC said that within the current situation, it had been better that Aetikaf was performed reception and Sehr and Iftar shouldn't be arranged at mosque or Imambargahs.
The administrations of mosques, Imambargahs, Imams and Khateebs should communicate and collaborate with the district and provincial authorities and therefore the police.
Meanwhile, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) was Saturday apprised that the only dose CanSino COVID-19 vaccine administration would commence altogether the provinces from Monday (5 April) onwards.
Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar co-chaired the session with National Coordinator NCOC general officer Hamood Uz Zaman Khan.
The forum emphasised that each one vaccination centers should facilitate people above 65 years aged , who had already been allowed walk-in vaccination facility.
The forum was informed that keeping in sight the fast spread of the disease, 594 more oxygen beds had been added to dedicated health facilities with special specialise in Swat and Peshawar.
Meanwhile, 84 deaths and 4,723 new cases of COVID-19 were reported across the country during the 24 hours.
According to the newest statistics of National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), the amount of active cases within the country stood at 58,500 on Saturday.
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