Minister Of Religion Invites The Public To Silence For Covid-19 Patients Who Died

PHOTO VIA ANTARA/ Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas

JAKARTA - Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas invites the public to observe a moment of silence and offer prayers for the victims who have died due to COVID-19.

"On Saturday, July 10, 2021, at 10.07 WIB, let's have a moment of silence for 60 seconds. Pause for a moment all activities, wish the health workers, volunteers, the community and all those who have preceded us," said Minister of Religion Yaqut, quoted by Antara, Friday, July 9th.

The Minister of Religion said the moment of silence was a form of respect for those who had died. Indonesia's copyrighted silence is expected to provide awareness about the importance of health pleasures so that they must be maintained properly.

The Minister of Religion also hopes that this simultaneous silence can foster the strength of mutual solidarity to work together and work together in the face of the pandemic.

"Let's all Indonesian people, let's take a moment of silence together, pray, so that the COVID-19 pandemic will soon disappear. And let's always #PrayFromHome, pray from home while we are working from home, working from home," he said.

Previously, Minister of Religion Yaqut invited the public to worship in their homes for a while, as an effort to break the chain of transmission of COVID-19 which was increasing.

"The daily number of positive COVID-19 cases is still increasing. For the time being, let's reduce mobility, be patient and stay at home. For the time being, we will carry out worship at home," said the Minister of Religion.

Yaqut said houses of worship in the Emergency PPKM zone as well as the red and orange zones outside the Emergency PPKM were temporarily closed and activities that could potentially cause crowds were eliminated.

Especially for Muslims, even though the mosque/musala is temporarily closed, the management or DKM can still sound the call to prayer as a marker of prayer times.

"Only, community worship activities in the Emergency PPKM Zone, as well as the red and orange zones outside the Emergency PPKM will continue to be carried out in their respective homes," he said.