Any mosque or surau in Negeri Sembilan that fails to comply with the standard operating procedures (SOPs), set to curb the spread of Covid-19 infection, will be ordered to close for a week.

Menteri Besar Aminuddin Harun said that the move was aimed at protecting the community's health and preventing unwanted things from happening, including the spread of the pandemic in houses of worship.

“This is because we received some information yesterday that there are several mosques and surau that breached the SOPs such as people not bringing their own prayer mats. Although only one individual (violated the SOP)...