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National 5 years ago

COVID-19: South Sulawesi cancels mass religious event, but not before thousands arrive on site

“We only gathered to pray together, listen to sermons and be closer to Allah. Local bureaucracy was apparently more scared of the coronavirus, which is a tiny organism,” Sentot Abu Thoriq, a member of the event committee, told The Jakarta Post.

SE Asia 5 years ago

Massive Bangladesh coronavirus prayer gathering sparks outcry

"They held the Khatme Shifa prayers after dawn to free the country from the coronavirus,"

SE Asia 5 years ago

'Greater than a tsunami': Malaysia warns of coronavirus spread if curbs ignored

"Failure is not an option here. If not, we may face a third wave of this virus, which would be greater than a tsunami, if we maintain a "so what" attitude."

World 5 years ago

How a 16,000-strong religious gathering led Malaysia to lockdown

More than half of the country’s 673 confirmed cases, the most in Southeast Asia, were linked to an event that ran from Feb. 27 to March 1 attended by about 16,000 people at a mosque near Kuala Lumpur.