The Supreme Committee for the Management of the Coronavirus Crisis in Egypt decided not to allow the establishment of any Ramadan tables (the tables of the Most Merciful), as well as not to allow I'tikaaf or Tahajjud prayer in mosques, and not to allow Ramadan sessions to be held in open or closed places, with an emphasis on the prohibition of holding any large gatherings in Closed places, such as funeral pavilions, or ceremonies in the role of events.
On the other hand, the committee decided - during its meeting yesterday evening Tuesday - to allow prayers to be performed in mosques, including Tarawih prayers during the month of Ramadan, provided that all precautionary measures are applied, with a commitment to reduce Tarawih prayers, so that they do not exceed half an hour, and to resume various sports competitions for juniors , To give mathematical incentive to students of different educational levels.
The decisions were issued by the committee, which convened under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly, and in the presence of a number of ministers and officials, to announce the rules and precautionary measures that must be applied and adhered to during the month of Ramadan, in the context of ensuring that some rituals - which Egyptians are accustomed to during the holy month - cause the occurrence A new increase in the number of people infected with Coronavirus, similar to what happened last year, according to the statement issued by the committee.
However, activists on social networking sites did not welcome some of these decisions, and some considered that there is a contradiction in preventing Tahajjud prayer, even though its visitors are often less than Taraweeh prayers, and some were surprised by the banning of the tables of Rahman in exchange for the continued opening of restaurants.
Tarawih prayers have returned to mosques, but with controls ... government measures to confront # Corona in the month of Ramadan pic.twitter.com/klTrsKqKUy
- Al Jazeera Egypt (@AJA_Egypt) March 30, 2021
Decisions of the Prime Minister đ To hold
Taraweeh prayers that dictate the mosque and to prevent the prayer of Tahajjud when the mosques are empty !!
Opening restaurants is normal, but banning the tables of Rahman !!
Resuming all junior competitions, but banning Ramadan tournaments !!
Where is I wanting to be?
This government has needs that are
needed by the Council of Ministers
- Mohamed Mansy (@ Mo_mansy7) March 30, 2021
Cancellation of the study, have mercy on us, stay, the approval of the first term and the end of the study The Supreme Committee for the Management of Corona Crisis in Egypt issues a decision to ban the tables of the Most Merciful, I'tikaaf, and Tahajjud prayers in the blessed month of Ramadan.
So, where was this committee from millions of students going to the exams? !!
Our Lord is generous
- dalia ezzat (@ daliaez96388393) March 31, 2021
I would like to ask a question to His Excellency the Prime Minister: What
is the difference between the Tahajjud prayer and the Tarawih prayer?
And if it is not the slightest difference between them other than the difference in appointments?
Why is the Tahajjud prayer prohibited even though the worshiper goes to the mosque is committed to precautionary measures such as Tarawih prayer!
# Prime Minister pic.twitter.com/YuRKVzVUit
- Abd Elsattar (@AbdElsatar_) March 30, 2021
I wish they banned the prayer of tahajjud and sahur in the mosques and Ramadan tables because they pose a danger. They prevent the return of entertainment tents, Ramadan nights, paragraphs, songs, suhur and breakfast in tents, hotels and cabins.
Nor does it come to the poor, but the one who takes Ramadan from year to year in order to eat a decent morsel!
- NaDer NaShaat đ§ (@ NaderNashaat0) March 30, 2021
On the other hand, and with regard to mosques, Dr. Hala Zayed, Minister of Health and Population, recommended adhering to social distance between the attendees when sitting and standing, and fixing fixed places for prayer, while regulating the number and flow of people when attending and leaving places of worship, as well as sterilizing mosques with sterilizers between each prayer and the other, And closing all water coolers in mosques, in addition to the necessity to wear a mask, bring a special prayer rug, and not accompany children, and the elderly and people with chronic diseases are also advised to pray at home.
The committee also decided to implement the summer appointments for closing and opening shops, restaurants, and the like, starting on Saturday, April 17th, and to assign the ministers of tourism, antiquities and local development to issue the necessary decisions, while adhering to the established presence ratios that guarantee public safety in restaurants and others.
The Prime Minister stressed - in an official statement - that the state will implement with the utmost firmness the precautionary measures that are taken and must be followed during the holy month of Ramadan, to protect the health and safety of citizens and society, especially with regard to the obligation to wear masks in gathering places, with continuous monitoring of mass transit means. And collecting the fines imposed on violators immediately, to reduce complacency in this matter, he said.
Egypt suffers from a continuous increase in the number of people infected with the Coronavirus, and the Egyptian Ministry of Health announced yesterday, Tuesday, 686 new cases of the virus, and 37 deaths, bringing the total number of deaths due to the virus in the country to 11 thousand and 882, compared to more than 200 thousand infections.