In pic: Virus stifles Eid al-Fitr celebrations for the second year in a row

SUMMARY

Muslims are celebrating Eid al-Fitr in a subdued mood for a second year as the COVID-19 pandemic again forces mosque closings and family separations on the holiday marking the end of Islam's holiest month of Ramadan.

By APMay 13, 2021 12:29:31 PM IST (Updated)

Muslim women pray during the Eid al-Fitr celebration in Bali, Indonesia. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

Muslim men wearing masks to curb the spread of coronavirus outbreak perform an Eid al-Fitr prayer marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan on a street in Jakarta, Indonesia. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

A Muslim woman checks her mobile phone as others sit spaced apart to help curb the spread of coronavirus outbreak prior to the start of an Eid al-Fitr prayer marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan on a street in Jakarta. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Indonesian Muslims pray spaced apart to help curb the spread of coronavirus outbreak during an Eid al-Fitr prayer marking the end of Ramadan at Al Akbar mosque in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. (AP Photo/Trisnadi)

Muslim perform Eid al-Fitr prayer marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan on a street in Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Muslims wearing protective masks pray outside the National Mosque while celebrating Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim festival marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)