These are the ones released from fasting

Religious authorities in the United Arab Emirates have announced that doctors dealing with coronary-infected patients are exempt from Ramadan fasting, while urging Muslims to pray at home.

The Council of United Arab Emirates Festivals said in a statement yesterday that Muslims should respect social distance rules when praying during the holy month of Ramadan.

Prayers at all mosques in the country have been suspended as part of measures to curb the spread of Covid-19.

“Prayers can endanger life, an action that is strictly forbidden in Islam,” is said in the statement.

The Emirates have recorded 6,781 confirmed cases and 41 deaths. It is the country with the second largest number of cases among the six Gulf Co-operation Council countries.

The first is Saudi Arabia, where the number of cases exceeded 26,600 and the death toll toll to 160.

Some Gulf states have suspended passenger flights, quarantined and closed most public places, but the number of low income workers is increasing, many of which live in difficult conditions.

Some governments are trying to organise the import of workers from abroad who have lost their jobs or were left on mandatory permits. It's about millions of workers, many from Asian countries.

Meanwhile on Sunday, Saudi Arabia's Supreme Religious Authority, the Council of Men, urged Muslims all over the world to pray in homes during Ramadan if the countries they live in have created social distance rules against the Coronobrus epidemic.

“The Muslims must avoid gatherings because they are the main cause of spreading the disease (...) and they should remember that protecting people's lives is an important act that brings them to God,” said in a statement the Council.

This year's month of Ramadan according to the calendar begins on April 23rd on Thursday and ends on May 23rd on Saturday.