This is how the pandemic will change Ramadan for Muslims around the world
As Muslims started observing the holy month of Ramadan, the vast majority of the 1.8 billion adherents have seen their rituals changed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and the ensuing lockdowns.
The coronavirus outbreak has meant that Muslims during the month of Ramadan will not be able to meet in large numbers with friends and family to renew social bonds and engage in acts of charity. How is fasting being affected in different countries? Often breaking of the fast is a communal affair, however, during these extraordinary times, such a move could have public health consequences which is why countries around the world have moved to limit them. Bakeries serving special Ramadan flatbread will stop taking orders two hours before the breaking of the fast to avoid long queues.
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