Mosques will be closed even during Fiter Bajrami's holiday

Opening mosques will not be on the list of relief measures of the second phase expected to go into effect by 18 May.

So has the Headship of the Islamic Community, which in co-operation with the Ministry of Health, estimated that there is still a danger of spreading COVID-19 pandemic.

Kosovo Mufti Naim Ternava, last afternoon has hosted incumbent Health Minister Arben Year's meeting, with which he has discussed the current situation in Kosovo by the global pandemic Covid-19, where it became known that mosques, regardless of the month Ramadan, will continue to be closed.

Even for the Festival of Fita Bajrami, which will be celebrated 24 May.

In the BIK communiqué, the country's mufti has initially thanked all Muslim believers for the understanding they have had all this time, respecting, in the first place, the recommendations of the Ministry of Health, along with those of the National Institute of Public Health, but in particular the decisions of the Kosovo Islamic Community Headship.

The Kosovo Islamic Community's “has been extremely difficult to suspend the pardons with the dilemmas of daily prayers and other gatherings: he has said.

He has said that the Islamic Community of Kosovo, in recent days, has been very active with continued contacts that on at least 10 nights of Ramadan the last month open mosques, but during today's discussion with incumbent Arben the Year, it became known that such a move is high-risk and therefore the health of believers is primary and extremely important.

On the other hand, incumbent Health Minister Arben Vitita has thanked believers for respecting health institutions' recommendations and the decisions of the Kosovo Islamic Community Headship.

“Plants of health institutions have been broken over the last four days, where the number of new cases with Cavid 19л has increased and as such the situation continues to be uncertain”, Vitita said.

He also urged all citizens of the Republic of Kosovo once again to respect recommendations to the maximum so that there will be no new epidemiological waves.

Kosovo mufti Naim Ternava and Health Minister Arben Vitita agreed to be in constant contact with the situation created in the country by the pandemic, while together they wished an easy and accepted fast to all Muslim believers.