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On 27 February, a 4 day event at Sri Petaling Mosque which was attended by more than 16,000 Muslims, including 1500 foreigners, resulted in 190 new coronavirus cases. The health ministry of Malaysia reported this on Sunday. More than 700 were from the Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam; their countries are testing all of them.

Muslims slept in tightly packed tents in front of Sri Petaling Mosque. A 34 years old man who attended this gathering died on Tuesday.

673 Cases have been registered in Malasia out of which two-third are linked to 4-days Muslim gathering. Muslim Leader remained silent until Monday, and then he urged to get tested for COVID-19

As per The Straits Times, some of the Muslims who attended the meeting refused to get tested because “Allah will protect them.”

In Malaysia, religion and ethnicity are closely related because to be counted as the majority a person has to follow Islam and Islamic laws

Until the end of April, the Malaysian government has banned all public gathering, including religious, sports and social events. School assemblies are also prohibited; however, schools are still open.