Saudis to offer Tarawih, Eid prayers at home as COVID-19 precaution

Tarawih and Eid prayers in Saudi Arabia will be performed at people’s homes if the coronavirus pandemic continues. (Shutterstock)

DUBAI: Ramadan’s Tarawih, and Eid prayers will be performed at people’s homes if the coronavirus pandemic continues as a precaution against the spread of the virus, Saudi Arabia’s grand Mufti Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al El-Sheikh said on Friday.
He added that the Eid prayer will be performed at home without a sermon following it.
Saudi Arabia’s health ministry confirmed 518 new cases of coronavirus and four deaths on Thursday. Of the new cases, 195 were recorded in Jeddah, 91 in Madinah, 84 in Riyadh, 58 in Makkah and 38 in Dammam.
The health ministry added that 59 patients have also recovered from the virus, bringing the total number of recoveries in the Kingdom to 990.