Three Major Mosque’s in the Northern region has today Wednesday 18, 2020 suspend all Friday’s prayers until further notice.
The resolution was reached at the Tamale Central Mosque this morning, with representative from the Ambariya and Masjidul Bayan mosque respectively.
Secretary to the Chief Imam of Northern region, Sheikh Gazale after the meeting with the Islamic scholars told NorthernWebGh.com that, the decision is inline with the teachings of the holy prophet.
He narrated that, the prophet once directed Muslims to pray at home, when calamity engulf the city of Mecca.
“During the time of the prophet, there was heavy rain and strong wind in Saudi Arebia, the prophet directed everyone to pray in the house, this is the same reason why Muslims should respect the directives of the president by not gathering at one particular place during this period”
He said, the mosque leadership cannot control the usual Friday’s large crown, so it’s imperative to adhere to the president directives in order to prevent the deadly virus.
He revealed that, the various mosques in the region will be observing special prayer’s for Allah’s mercy against the coronavirus.
Sheikh Gazale therefore appealed to Muslims to be circumspect during the five daily prayer’s.
Meanwhile, the Ghana Health Service yesterday confirmed another case of COVID-19, bringing the total number of recorded cases to seven.
According to the Service’s website, the latest was recorded in the Greater Accra Region.
“The case-patient is a 35-year-old male, a Ghanaian citizen, who returned to Accra from France within the past 14 days,” the statement said.
The statement said the latest case is also an imported one and is “being managed in isolation and he is in stable condition.”
The communique revealed that the latest case, like the previous ones, is also an imported one and is “being managed in isolation and he is in stable condition.”
This announcement comes two days after the Director of Public Health at the Ghana Health Service confirmed four more cases of the deadly coronavirus in the country.
This comes two days after the Director of Public Health at the Ghana Health Service confirmed four more cases of the deadly coronavirus in the country.
Today’s revelation also provided details on the extent of contact-tracing undertaken so far following Sunday’s announcement.
“With regard to contact tracing, a total of 350 contacts have been identified and are being followed up,” it read.
The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research and the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research have tested 143 suspected cases for COVID-19 as of March 17, 2020.
At a press conference on March 15, to announce the four new cases discovered at the time, Dr Badu Sarkodie said the cases were imported into the country.
Giving a breakdown of the new cases, Dr Sarkodie said on Friday, March 13, 2020, the Ashanti and Greater Accra Regions recorded two new cases.
Source: Fiilafmonline/NorthernWebGh
