Pic: Anvar Sadath
Citizens and expatriates in Qatar celebrated Eid Al Adha with fervour and joy following the preventive and precautionary measures to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Thousands of worshippers performed Eid Al Adha prayer wearing face masks and maintaining social distancing at 401 mosques and prayer grounds prepared by the Mosques Management Department at the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs across the country.
Officials from the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs and security personnel from the Ministry of Interior helped people in making social distancing around prayer places and inside it.
After prayer, people rushed to the slaughterhouses to sacrifice animals. The people who had already bought coupons issued by Widam queued up at the slaughterhouses to get the slaughtered sacrificial animals.
Adequate safety measures were placed at the slaughterhouses with the help of security from the operators and police patrolling to maintain social distancing.
“I bought a coupon worth QR480 for a sacrificial sheep from Widam outlet on Thursday,” Mumtaz Ahmad an Indian citizen told The Peninsula.
Ahmad said that as per the instruction in coupon he went to the slaughterhouse of Abu Hamour (old Central Market) to get the a sacrificial animal.
“The security personnel asked me to wait in the car. When I reached in front of the premises, a porter handed over the slaughtered sheepe as it was not allowed to get down from the car because of social distancing measures,” said Ahmad.
Families also visited their relatives and friends while following the measures to curb the spread of COVID-19.
“I visited with my family to the home of my uncle in Al Gharrafa but we did not stay for long as we used to do in previous Eids and vacations,” said Abdurrahman Abdul Qadeer, a resident of Salata Al Jadeeda.
People also visited parks, Corniche, beaches and other picnicking places to enjoy Eid Al Adha vacation.
The Ministry of Municipality and Environment represented by the Public Parks Department reopened yesterday playgrounds at public parks with the capacity of 10 people. Many families visited public parks with their children where they played for hours at the playgrounds.
Large number of families and single employees and workers also preferred picnicking at beaches to have good time. Ministry of Municipality and Environment prepared beaches across the country to receive the visitors during Eid Al Adha.
The Ministry provided all necessary services including ambulance services at the beaches like Sealine, Al Wakra Family Beach, Khor Al Udaid, Dukhan, Al Marona, Al Ghariya, Al Mafir and Fuwairit beaches. Some beaches including Al Wakra, Sealine, Simaisima and Al Khor were dedicated for family to maintain the privacy.
