Coronavirus: Muslims prepare to mark Ramadan, Hari Raya at home


Suhaila Jamat with her husband Mohammad Shahrin Sharni and their four children - (clockwise from foreground) nine-year-old Muhammad Zaky, 11-year-old Sofiya, seven-year-old Ayra and three-year-old Wafiya - reciting prayers with extended family members through video-conferencing app Zoom last week, after circuit breaker measures took effect in Singapore. Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE: Restrictions on mass worship in the region in effort to counter spread of Covid-19 (coronavirus) pose a big challenge for devotees.

When the Muslim month of Ramadan begins later this month, Republic Polytechnic associate lecturer Suhaila Jamat and her family will have no choice but to stay indoors.

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