But this year, the novel coronavirus has brought a Ramadan like never before, with shuttered mosques and strict physical distancing regulations, and so Winardi has moved his Islamic studies online. "Due to COVID-19, we're restricted from activities outside our houses so we started the online Islamic course," said Gemia Indria, one of the organisers. The gestures, Winardi explained, can act as fun prompts to help primary school students, most aged from 6 to 12 years old, recall religious verses. "The chemistry is absolutely different as we don’t meet in person," Winardi said of the online lessons. Indonesia, which has the highest coronavirus death toll in East Asia outside China, has reported more than 12,000 coronavirus cases and 872 deaths, as of on Tuesday.

Source: bd News24 May 07, 2020 00:56 UTC