dawn prayers only, starting Friday, August 28, 2020, as follows: Opening mosques for the dawn prayers only in all regions and according to the readiness of each of them, and maintaining the suspension of Friday prayers, except for the mosque of the Ahmed Al-Fateh Islamic Center for a limited number, and limiting the opening of mosques to dawn prayers for men only, prohibiting opening them for any other purpose, and provided that the opening of mosques will be under the supervision and control of the concerned Endowments administration and in accordance with health requirements; noting that prayers in mosques that do not comply with health and regulatory requirements and which represent a threat to public health will be suspended. 126. Emanating from the role and responsibilities of the National Medical Team to address coronavirus (COVID-19) that calls for protecting lives and maintaining public health and safety, by adhering to the necessary precautionary measures, in order to enhance national efforts to limit the spread of the virus, and based on the announcement of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs to extend suspension of mass worships and religious gatherings until experts decide that the required decline in the indicators of the spread of the pandemic has been achieved. 127. With reference to the precautionary measures approved by the National Medical Team to address the coronavirus (COVID-19) during the joint meeting with the Jafari Endowments, the National Medical Team commends the commitment shown by the heads and officials of the funerals in implementing the necessary precautionary measures, explaining that after reviewing the proposals of heads of funerals in light of the review of commitments, and taking appropriate measures regarding the preventive regulations and measures that must be adhered to during the Ashura season, and after studying the matter and emphasizing that adherence to the precautionary measures is the basis for preventing this virus, it was approved that the attendees shall sit, while reading the sermon on chairs outside the funeral, in rows spaced “two meters between chairs in the horizontal and vertical directions” according to the available space in the vicinity of the funeral, provided that the audience are committed to lamentation in their places. 128. The team noted that if the Husseini Processions Authority, the funeral directors, or the relevant organizing committees deem it a possibility, then a Husseini procession may be organized within the perimeter of the funeral, while adhering to social distancing, to ensure the health and safety of the participants, with the required precautions in place, and with follow-up from the funeral committees. A funeral committee should see to it that precautionary measures are applied, including: wearing face masks, social distancing, the necessary disinfection procedure, as well as prohibiting the entry of children, the elderly, and those with chronic diseases, and providing disinfectants, which contain at least 70% alcohol in different locations of the site, plus the provision of paper tissues, and the commitment of the attendees to mourn in their designated places and at their specific funerals, so that their NIHR Bahrain- Eighth Annual Report 2020 44