In late February a Malaysian Mosque held a group of Muslims from 30 different countries to pray in unity together. As this practice was supposed to promote glory and prosperity, many suffered due to this gathering in an unexpected way.
One member attending this worship was a carrier of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The member that was the carrier possessed no symptoms at the time but spread it to many others who then possessed symptoms later (Beech).
This reminded me of the the cruise ship incident in Japan. On the Japan cruise ship one person caused a ripple, spreading the virus to other cruisers on the ship. Some who left the ship and their quarantines asymptomatic spread it to others later, causing a multitude of problems.
As a result of the Malaysian Mosque case, around 620 people were tested positive in Malaysia, causing the country to close its borders for a month (Beech). In addition, 73 coronavirus cases were linked to this gathering in Brunei and 10 cases were linked to this in Thailand (Beech). Sadly, three deaths have been linked to the event as well (Beech).
Even though I believe it is hard to remove normal life practices, especially religious practices, it must be done in order to stop the spread of the virus.