Staying Cautious MUI DIY Calls Congregational Prayers Adjusts To The COVID-19 Situation

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YOGYAKARTA - The DIY Indonesian Ulema Council said that various Muslim worship activities, especially congregational prayers, arrangement of rows or rows of congregations must still pay attention to the conditions of COVID-19 transmission. PPKM Level 4 so that worship activities must adjust to conditions," said the General Chair of the MUI DIY, Prof. Dr. Machasin MA in Yogyakarta, Friday, March 11. According to him, the call to close the prayer lines as conveyed by the Central MUI is an effort to enliven congregational prayers in mosques and mushalla which for about two years have been carried out with distanced rows. According to him, DIY is still in PPKM At level 4, restrictions on various activities still apply, including worship activities in mosques and prayer rooms, taking into account conditions in the area without reducing solemnity. he said. He hopes that the public can obey various regulations from the government in an effort to reduce COVID-19 cases so that various activities are again relaxed, including worship activities, praying without distance. "Don't be neglectful anymore. Efforts to reduce cases must be carried out together. even though it has gone down, the community continues to run the program health caretaker. Never mind," he said.

Meanwhile, the Head of the Yogyakarta City COVID-19 Task Force, Heroe Poerwadi, said that the call to close the prayer lines is very situational. "Each region has different case conditions. meeting. Of course, the mosque must be able to select and ensure that all worshipers are residents of the local environment," he said. It's just that, continued Heroe, currently the City of Yogyakarta and the whole DIY are still implementing PPKM Level 4 with various restrictions on activities. "Yes, have to adjust the rules at PPKM Level 4. I think this is part of reducing and controlling cases. Don't let Ramadan and Eid 2022 cause cases to rise again," he said. decrease. "This momentum must be used as well as possible to ensure that cases really come down and are under control," he said. This Friday, there were an additional 107 new cases of COVID-19 in Yogyakarta City, with 552 patients recovering or completing isolation and no patient dying. Thus, until now there are 2,282 active cases in Yogyakarta City, a decrease compared to Thursday (10/3) with 2,730 active cases.