Eid funeral for imam killed by covid19
Imam Nazrudeen Mohammed who died from covid19. -
Instead of sharing the joy of Eid ul Fitr, family and friends of Imam Nazrudeen Mohammed spent a portion of their public holiday on Thursday viewing the funeral streamed virtually of the imam, who died from covid19.
Mohammed, 70, the imam of the Tableland Anjuman Sunnat-ul-Jamaat Association (ASJA) jamaat, died on Wednesday – the last day of the holy month of Ramadan.
He died at the Augustus Long Hospital at Pointe-a-Pierre, a day after being admitted. A covid test last Friday at the Lengua health centre showed he had the virus. Newsday learnt that he had diabetes and had undergone several bypass surgeries.