Saudi Arabia deploys clerics to help fight spread of virus

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RIYADH (BLOOMBERG) - On a show that dispenses religious edicts on state-run Saudi television, Sheikh Abdullah al-Mutlaq told a woman she had every right to kick her husband out of bed if he doesn't comply with social-distancing rules to tackle coronavirus.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

RIYADH - On a show that dispenses religious edicts on state-run Saudi television, Sheikh Abdullah al-Mutlaq told a woman she had every right to kick her husband out of bed if he doesn't comply with social-distancing rules to tackle coronavirus.

As countries across the world try to keep people apart to stop the spread of the Covid-19, the birthplace of Islam is deploying its religious establishment to fight the pandemic and giving preachers that support its measures more prominence. In slick videos produced by government institutions, the clerics reinforce the message in soundbites urging social-distancing, highlighting a Muslim's duty to preserve life and extolling the measures taken by King Salman against coronavirus.

 

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