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More than 700,000 people have signed up to the NHS volunteer scheme to take part in the fight against COVID-19

The virus which does not differentiate between man, women or child and regardless of our social standing or our financial position has now infected Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the Health Secretary Matt Hancock.

Libraries, playgrounds, outdoor gyms and places of worship will be closed. The order to stay at home is effective from this evening.

Due to the confirmed cases, Abulreesh has urged Gaza’s two million residents to take precautionary measures through social distancing and staying at home in a bid to halt the spread of the virus.

Innā lillāhi wa innā ilayhi rājiʿūn. It is with deep sadness that we inform our readers that Dr Fuad Nahdi has passed to meet his Lord (subḥānahu wa taʿālā), after succumbing to the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). May Allāh have mercy upon him.

The Muslim community and advocacy group MEND has issued a statement on the proposed burial measures in the COVID-19 emergency legislation. The group states that under the emergency Bill deceased Muslims could be forcefully cremated. Click to find out what you can do.

Exiled Uyghurs told their stories and thoughts on the coronavirus to Human Aid UK

“Each attack on a health facility reverberates far beyond its walls. The killings of doctors, nurses, and other health workers deprive communities of desperately-needed health care. Collectively, these attacks have decimated Yemen’s health care system and caused untold suffering and death.”

A senior academic explains that the best weapon against the coronavirus is your immune system whilst recommending that people should eat healthy, have sound sleep and be physically active.

The number of cases of the virus is increasing at a greater rate than had initially been anticipated, and therefore the measures taken “will save people’s lives.”