COVID-19: Muslims Resume Religious Activities As Govt. Eases Restrictions

Following the ease of restrictions in Senegal, some mosques in the West African nation have begun prayers, accommodating Muslim faithful for their Friday prayers.

Although, this move has not been followed by some other mosques that have weighed the high risk involved.

The President of Senegal, Macky Sall, had said earlier this week that Senegal could resume its public prayers as long as there was compliance to the guidelines of social distancing.

Senegal has a Muslim majority, about 90 percent of its population.

On Friday, the Muslim faithful could be seen trooping to the Massalikul Jinaan mosque, one of West Africa's largest mosques, in the country's capital of Dakar.

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A spokesperson for the mosque, Mor Daga Sylla, said that the country's religious authorities had ensured that the adherents observed hygienic practices like the washing of hands and the use of hand sanitisers.

He added, “We were uncompromising."

The imam of the mosque, Pape Moussa Seck, blamed the presence of the coronavirus pandemic on “the indecent clothing of young girls, assaults and murders.”

Senegal has a total of 2,310 coronavirus cases, with 25 deaths.