Herat, Afghanistan – May 01: Followers of a Salafist mullah, Maollawi Mujib Rahman Ansari gathered near Gazer Gah Sharif pilgrimage site, in Herat, to attend Friday prayers during the holy month of Ramadan despite the coronavirus spread. Footage shows people praying without keeping social distance regarded essential to fight the spread of the virus. “We don’t care about the coronavirus. We believe God created the coronavirus. I think it is just a creation of God, just as we are. It was God’s will to create such a virus,” said one of the attendees. Afghan Multimedia Agency AMA
