Abu Dhabi has advised people to limit traditional activities such as iftar and suhoor to family members who live in the same house when possible this Ramadan.
The emirate's Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Committee on Thursday announced a series of rules and guidelines to limit the spread of Covid-19 as the holy month approaches.
They also reminded people in the emirate of the following rules:
1) Masks remains remain mandatory in all indoor places.
2) Only licensed entities are allowed to have Ramadan tents.
3) Observe social distancing.
Authorities also urged people to use electronic payments where possible and to continue to sanitise their hands.
The announcement follows the fortnightly Government Covid-19 briefing on Wednesday, during which UAE authorities announced eased rules for worshippers.
Prayer times have returned to normal, daily mosque lessons and lectures can resume and drinking water can be distributed to worshippers once it is bottled, the National Emergency, Crisis and Disaster Management Authority said.
The taraweeh prayers — night prayers performed during Ramadan — can be held in mosques again and during the last 10 nights of Ramadan, tahajjud prayers will also be held from midnight onwards.
Preparations for Ramadan — in pictures
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Egyptian craftsmen produce Ramadan lanterns, called fanous, at a workshop in Cairo. EPA -
An activist of the Al Khidmat Foundation Pakistan, a non-profit organisation, packs iftar food to be sent to Afghanistan, in Peshawar, in preparation for the start of Ramadan. AFP -
Youths hold torches at a parade to welcome the holy month in Jakarta, Indonesia. EPA -
Palestinian volunteers clean the Al-Aqsa compound, in front of the Dome of Rock Mosque in Jerusalem's Old City. AP -
Palestinians shop for traditional 'fanous', a decoration used to celebrate the start of Ramadan, in Hebron in the occupied West Bank. AFP -
A Quran reading at Baiturrahman Grand Mosque, in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. EPA -
A man cleans a mosque in the run-up to Ramadan in Peshawar, Pakistan. EPA -
A vendor sells dates in Peshawar. EPA -
A Palestinian man tries to attract custom for his fanous in Jerusalem. AFP -
A Palestinian craftsman works on a section of an Islamic-style monument that consists of lantern and a crescent, two symbols of the Islamic holy month, in the West Bank city of Ramallah. AP -
Palestinians shop at Al-Zawya old market in Gaza city in preparation for Ramadan. AFP -
Shopping for decorations in Al-Zawya old market in Gaza city, in preparation for Ramadan. AFP -
A woman buys a Ramadan decoration in Beirut. EPA -
A shopkeeper sells prayer mats in Peshawar. EPA
