Jordan announced on Thursday that it will reopen mosques and churches to worshipers starting next month, more than two months after it was closed in the face of the Corona virus.

"It has been decided to reopen mosques and churches as of Friday, June 5, according to public safety regulations and standards," said Amjad Al-Adayleh, Minister of State for Information Affairs, during a press conference.

He added, "We are studying the amendment of the comprehensive ban (which is imposed every Friday) to allow citizens to access the mosques on foot" at the time of Friday prayers.

For his part, the Minister of Endowments, Muhammad al-Khalayleh, said that, “As a first step, we start with Friday prayers only ...

He pointed out that "Friday sermon will be short no more than 10 minutes."

Al-Khalayleh called on every worshiper to bring his “prayer rug and to wear a muzzle (...) and any human being who has symptoms and a satisfying biography should not come.”

For his part, the Archbishop of Jordan told the Greek Orthodox Christoforce Atallah that the churches will open their doors to worshipers as of Sunday, June 7.

He added, "Anyone who feels any sick symptoms, we ask him not to come to the church," as he asked "the elderly to stay at home."

To date, Jordan has recorded 728 confirmed cases of coronavirus, and nine deaths, according to official figures.

The British Embassy in North Korea has announced the closure of its doors due to the restrictions currently imposed by the North Korean government on entry and exit against the backdrop of the Corona virus pandemic.

"The British embassy in Pyongyang is temporarily closed from (Wednesday) May 27," wrote Colin Crooks, the British ambassador to North Korea, on his Twitter account.

He added, "All diplomats have left the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the present time."

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