Ramadan: A Look at Asia's Empty Mosques

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A security officer prays at the corridor of the Great Istiqlal mosque as it is closed during the imposition of large-scale restrictions by the government to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Jakarta, April 24, 2020. Fears over the spread of novel coronavirus have shuttered mosques across a few Asian countries that are usually jam-packed with worshippers during the holy fasting month of Ramadan. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

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Worshippers pray Taraweeh at Kaaba in the Grand Mosque on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia April 24, 2020. Picture taken through a window. REUTERS/Yasser Bakhsh

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A Muslim Imam leads a prayer in an empty National Mosque, broadcasted live for the Muslims, during the movement control order due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), on the first day of holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia April 24, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng

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A Nepalese Muslim prays in an empty mosque on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan, as mass prayers are suspended due to concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kathmandu, Nepal April 25, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

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A man cleans the premises of Star Mosque before Iftar during Ramadan in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 26, 2020. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

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A crescent moon is seen next to the King Hussein Bin Talal Mosque during the holy fasting month of Ramadan as prayers by worshippers in the holy places are suspended due to concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Amman, Jordan April 26, 2020. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed

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