Some countries are urging their citizens not to fast so that they can stay healthy amid the pandemic.
Ramadan Begins For World's Muslims Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Hundreds of millions of Muslims around the world began the holy month of Ramadan under lockdown and other restrictions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
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Amid a national lockdown, a cannon overlooking Sarajevo's Old Town is fired on April 23 at sunset to mark the beginning of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
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A man reads the Koran as imams attend the Ramadan prayer in a mosque without worshippers in Zenica, central Bosnia, on April 23.
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An imam and a worshipper pray alone in a mosque in Podgorica, Montenegro, on April 23. The first night of the holy month of Ramadan came amid a government-imposed nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
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A couple with protective masks walk in front of the Murat Pasha mosque in Skopje on April 23. The Islamic Religious Community of North Macedonia has decided to close all mosques during Ramadan to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.