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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Madrid's main mosque was empty on the eve of Ramadan on April 23 amid Spain's coronavirus lockdown.
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Volunteers disinfect a mosque ahead of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Peshawar, Pakistan, on April 24.
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Maulana Abdul Khabeer Azad, a member of Pakistan's Ramadan moon-sighting committee, looks through a telescope for the new moon that signals the start of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Karachi on April 23.
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Stickers of foot silhouettes are laid on the floor of a mosque in Karachi, Pakistan, to maintain physical distancing ahead the holy month of Ramadan on April 23.