Fever Or Flu, Could Be A Sign Of COVID-19, It's Better Not To Do Tarawih In The Mosque First

Tarawih prayers in the mosque in Ramadan 2021. (Between)

JAKARTA - The COVID-19 Handling Task Force reminds residents who experience symptoms of being exposed to the corona virus to refrain from praying at mosques such as Tarawih prayers.

This was conveyed by the Head of Behavior Change Division of the COVID-19 Handling Task Force, Sonny Harry B. Harmadi in an online talkshow entitled 'Take care of your heart, immunity and health in the month of Ramadan' on Tuesday, April 12.

"If you experience symptoms of COVID-19, it is better not to pray Tarawih in the mosque," said Sonny.

According to him, it is very important for Muslims when going to worship at the mosque to ensure that they are in good health.

In addition, the public is also asked to use masks properly and correctly.

"We are obliged to wear masks because we don't know who the person next to us is, whether he has COVID-19 or not," he said.

In addition, mosque congregations are also asked to bring their own worship equipment and perform ablution at home.

"Bring their respective tools of worship and it is better to perform ablution at home, because it is one of the points of negligence when performing ablution at the house of worship," he said.

He also asked vulnerable groups such as the elderly and children who have not been vaccinated as well as people with comorbidities to worship at home.

Then the mosque manager was asked to ensure that ventilation and air circulation in the mosque were running well.

In addition, it is also necessary to adjust the density of the prayer rows according to the PPKM level in each region.

"You can close the staff, but pay attention to the PPKM level in each area, so there is a PPKM level where houses of worship are allowed to be 100 percent, but there is also a PPKM level where houses of worship are only allowed to be 50 percent. percent of the capacity, therefore the staff is regulated, meaning that there is a distance," he said.