MANAMA — Three mosques in Bahrain were shut down temporarily for failure to comply with COVID-19 health regulations concerning Eid Al-Fitr prayer, the Bahrain News Agency reported on Saturday.

According to the BNA report, Bahrain's Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments, in coordination with the National Taskforce for Combating Coronavirus (COVID-19), decided to close the mosques for two weeks to enable the competent teams to track infections, carry out the disinfection operation and ascertain proper compliance and implementation of the precautionary procedures.

The ministry called on all to assume the religious and national responsibility and fully adhere to the health regulations to ensure the safety of all citizens and residents. — SG