WATCH: Mass gathering at Maltese mosque despite COVID-19 health restrictions

Exclusive footage sent to this newsroom shows a large number of people gathering together at the Mariam Al-Batool Mosque located in Paola, Malta, for a congregational worship during the Friday midday prayer known as Jum’ah. In Islam, Jum’ah is the holiest day of the week on which special congregational prayers are offered.

Mass gatherings are currently illegal as the maximum amount of people allowed together in groups is four. Religious gatherings in churches have been recently opened but only under heavy restrictions to its congregation.

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