Covid-19: Massive Bangladesh coronavirus prayer gathering sparks outcry

Covid-19: Massive Bangladesh coronavirus prayer gathering sparks outcry
Covid-19: Massive Bangladesh coronavirus prayer gathering sparks outcry

Hello and welcome to the details of Covid-19: Massive Bangladesh coronavirus prayer gathering sparks outcry and now with the details

Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - Thousands of Muslims attend a prayer session asking for safety amid concerns over the spread of the Covid-19 novel coronavirus, near Raipur in Lakshmipur district March 18, 2020. — AFP pic

DHAKA, March 19 — A massive coronavirus prayer session with tens of thousands of devotees sparked an outcry in Bangladesh yesterday as the South Asian nation reported its first death from the global pandemic.

Local police chief Tota Miah said some 10,000 Muslims gathered in an open field in Raipur town in southern Bangladesh to pray “healing verses” from the Koran to rid the country of the deadly virus.

“They held the Khatme Shifa prayers after dawn to free the country from the coronavirus,” Miah told AFP.

Organisers claimed the number of worshippers was 25,000.

He said organisers did not get permission from authorities to hold the session.

Photos of the gathering was widely shared on social media, with commenters slamming the massive rally.

Authorities have already shut schools and asked locals to avoid large gatherings in an effort to halt the spread of the disease.

“Unbelievable how they even have done it without notifying the police? They will be held responsible if anything happens to the people in the region,” Abdur Rahman wrote on .

Despite the appeal from authorities to avoid crowded public areas, many took the opportunity to head to tourism sites.

Police said they had to close two beaches, including one at Cox’s Bazar, the main resort district of the country, and which is home to nearly one million Rohingya refugees from Myanmar.

A senior leader from the ruling Awami League, Obaidul Quader, said a lockdown might be required to contain the virus.

“If necessary, Bangladesh will be shut down. It’ll be enforced where necessary. People must be saved first. We’ll do everything for that,” he told reporters.

The number of positive cases in the country of 168 million people stands at 14, although some medical experts fear not enough tests were being conducted. — AFP

These were the details of the news Covid-19: Massive Bangladesh coronavirus prayer gathering sparks outcry for this day. We hope that we have succeeded by giving you the full details and information. To follow all our news, you can subscribe to the alerts system or to one of our different systems to provide you with all that is new.

It is also worth noting that the original news has been published and is available at Malay Mail and the editorial team at AlKhaleej Today has confirmed it and it has been modified, and it may have been completely transferred or quoted from it and you can read and follow this news from its main source.

NEXT Hope fades for woman who fell into Pennsylvania sinkhole while searching for lost cat