Cape Town mosque closes after COVID-19 prompts South Africa to declare ‘national state of disaster’
One of Cape Town’s biggest mosques has temporarily closed as a precautionary measure to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
South African Broadcasting Corporation Western Cape said on its facebook page on Mar 15 that Masjidul Quds in Gatesville, Athlone, closed after the government banned gatherings of more than 100 people to curb the spread of COVID-19.
South Africa declared COVID-19 a national disaster on Mar 15 when its number of infected cases hit 61.
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