COVID-19: Hyderabad's Mecca Masjid closed for devotees

The Mecca Masjid here has been closed for devotees, as a preventive measure to control the spread of coronavirus.

All religious places are closed for devotees in light of 21-day nationwide lockdown.

Muslim clerics have also made an appeal to all the people to offer prayers at their houses itself.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced a 21-day lockdown in the entire country to deal with the spread of coronavirus, saying that "social distancing" is the only option to deal with the disease.