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SINGAPORE: Three mosques were temporarily closed for cleaning on Wednesday (December 2) after they were visited by people who tested positive for COVID-19, the Singapore Islamic Religious Council (MUIS) said.
In a Facebook post on Wednesday, MUIS said that people had visited Masjid Ahmad, located in the Pasir Panjang area, Masjid En-Naeem at 120 Tampines Road, as well as Masjid Temenggong Daeng Ibrahim in Telok Blangah.
All three mosques were closed Wednesday for cleaning and disinfection, MUIS said.
On Tuesday night, Masjid Ahmad said on his Facebook page that the mosque will be “temporarily closed” on December 2 for cleaning and disinfection purposes.
Masjid Temenggong Daeng Ibrahim also said on his Facebook page that it will close on December 2 and reopen on December 3.
Responding to inquiries from the CNA, MUIS said: “The prayers of the congregation will resume after extensive cleaning and disinfection on Thursday, pending inspection and confirmation from the relevant agencies.”
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Reservations for congregational prayer in the three mosques were also automatically canceled.
MUIS added that the Ministry of Health is “actively conducting” contact tracing and will contact those who have been identified as possible close contacts with the people.
“This is also a timely reminder of the importance of using TraceTogether when visiting mosques, so that anyone who has had a possible exposure to an infected person can be quickly identified and located,” MUIS said.
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The mosques resumed congregational worship services on June 26 after a period of “hiatus” of nearly two months. Online reservation was required due to a limit on the number of people allowed per session.
Ten mosques also began offering three prayer zones of 50 people per zone beginning on November 13, later increasing the spaces to 250 congregants.
Prayer goers should use the TraceTogether app or the SafeEntry record token.
As of Wednesday, Singapore has reported more than 58,200 COVID-19 cases and 29 deaths from the disease.
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