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The Muslim Council of Britain has issued guidance on COVID-19 and Ramadan. 
https://mcb.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/MCB-Ramadan-2020-Guidance.pdf ►

MCB guidance includes updated information on who may be exempt from the fast.  Though some individuals in these groups may still prefer to carry out the fast. These include:

• All those who are unable to fast due to illness (physical or mental) or being very frail
• Women menstruating or with lochia discharge
• Pregnant or lactating women who have credible concerns about their own or their child’s health
• Travellers
• Healthcare staff required to provide care to Covid-19 patients at real risk of dehydration and making clinical errors due to wearing PPE and long shifts

The WHO have also released guidance.  This states that there have been no studies of fasting and risk of COVID-19 infection. They recommend that healthy people should be able to fast during this Ramadan as in previous years. COVID-19 patients may consider breaking the fast in consultation with their doctors.

https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/331767/WHO-2019-nCoV-Ramadan-2020.1-eng.pdf ►

The Oldham Interfaith Forum and Safeguarding Faith Institutions held a First-Aid training course for people working in Churches, Temples and Mosques. The course was free and the trainees received certificates upon completion.

 

Mufti Helal Hahmood of the Jalalabad Jamay Masjid, Oldham Mosques Council and Oldham Interfaith Forum has been awarded and MBE in the New Year's Honours for services to Community Cohesion in Oldham.

On the 9th January a event was held to celebrate the award at the Jalalabad Jamay Masjid in Glodwick where he was also presented with an award commemorating his achievement on behalf of Oldham Council.

The Oldham Mosques Council in partnership has successfully trained teachers and Mosque Committee members on Child Sexual Exploitation training. This training will help them in identifying signs and symptoms which they may refer appropriately.

Girls from Hulme Grammar School were given an educational tour of a local mosque, guided by Fazal Rahim of Oldham Interfaith Forum.

The Oldham Mosques Council was pleased to present the mayor of Oldham, Councillor Shadab Qumer with a cheque for £6000 contributed by their members, to the Mayors Action fund.

At Chadderton Town Hall 60 Madrassah teachers and Imams were presented with certificates upon completion of a training course on the issue of Class room behaviour management and the safeguarding of Children in Mosques and Madrassah settings by the Oldham Mosques Council in partnership with the Local Safeguarding board.

OMC in partnership with Oldham Social Services trained 65 Male and Female mosque teachers in child protection and class room behaviour management.