(6 May 2020) After nearly two months in lockdown, mosques in Bosnia reopened on Wednesday as worshippers marked the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
Bosnia's Islamic community decided to open the mosques only for three daytime prayers under certain guidelines.
Believers were instructed to bring their own carpets for prayer and that all must wear mandatory masks and gloves.
All visitors have to disinfect their hands before entering the mosque.
The distance between the people praying inside or outside the mosque must be maintained at at least two metres (6.5 feet).
The number of people allowed to enter the mosque was to be determined by the imam ahead of the prayer.
Doctors and epidemiologists, who run the governments coronavirus crisis team have repeatedly praised the leaders of the Islamic community for keeping believers away from places of worship and social gatherings.
Bosnia recorded its first case of the virus in early March and since then country has been in full lockdown which is now gradually being relaxed.
So far nearly 2,000 positive cases and 86 deaths have been reported in the country, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.
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