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Muslim devotees offer their prayers at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in Dhaka on April 3. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed
Covid-19 in Bangladesh

Many risk infection as mosques hold Friday prayers

Muslim worshippers at Jumma prayers flock to mosques across the city, despite the risks

Workers in protective suits disinfect Molla Seref Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey March 16, 2020. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
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Turkey suspends mass prayers in mosques over coronavirus fears: religious authority