Coronavirus: Muslim group in Indonesia in close contact with infected patients moved to quarantine ward

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JAKARTA: Indonesian armed forces were progressively moving more than 200 Muslim worshippers - half of them are foreigners - from a mosque in West Jakarta to the country's largest quarantine centre, the Wisma Atlet in North Jakarta, in a pre-emptive move to curb the spread of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak.

The more than 200 Muslim worshippers were in close contact with three fellow Muslims during Friday prayers at Jami mosque on March 20 who later tested positive for coronavirus. The authorities began moving the group of more than 200 Muslims on Saturday night . The group has been in isolation at the West Jakarta mosque since March 26.

Tabligh is formally known as Tablighi Jama'at, a global movement of evangelical Muslims that promotes proselytising, known as dakwah. On March 18, more than 8,000 Tabligh members arrived in Gowa in Indonesian province of South Sulawesi to attend the gathering that had been slated to take place the following day.

Three of the Muslims - one from North Sumatra and two from Aceh province - who joined Friday prayers on March 20 at Jami mosque in West Jakarta tested positive for coronavirus and were rushed to the Wisma Atlet quarantine centre earlier, Antara reported without giving a date. The 10-tower Wisma Atlet was built for participating athletes in the 2018 Asian Games, which Jakarta co-hosted with Palembang, South Sumatra.

Indonesia has appealed to its citizens to avoid crowds and to work, study and pray at home. On March 19, Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan appealed to Muslims to cancel Friday prayers for two weeks but many mosques disregarded the appeal.

 

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