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Major Mosques Across Egypt Sterilised for Ramadan

The Egyptian Armed Forces has been deploying special teams to sterilise Egypt's three largest mosques throughout the month of Ramadan.

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17/04/2021 15:00
The three largest mosques in Egypt - namely the Al-Hussein, Amr Ibn Al-Aas and Al-Azhar mosques - are getting sterilised throughout the holy month of Ramadan. The Egyptian Armed Forces has been deploying its teams to carry out the disinfection operations, which include the facades, walls and floors of the mosques, to protect worshippers from COVID-19.

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