Daijiworld Media Network - Sharjah
Sharjah, Mar 11: Church services have been suspended across Sharjah from March 12, until further orders, as part of a preventive and precautionary measure to reduce the possibility of spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19).
A memorandum has been issued to Churches by the Government of Sharjah as per directions from H E Sheikh Abdulla Bin Mohammed Al Qassimi, Manager of General Authority of Islamic Affairs (Sharjah Branch).
The memorandum requests parishioners to adhere to the instruction.
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Earlier, the Kuwait government also had asked churches in the country to remain closed from March 1 to 14 due to the spread of the dreadful disease.