The Muslim Professionals Forum (MPF) today welcomed, reluctantly, the new lockdown in England, designed to keep down infection and death rates from Coronavirus. The BAME community is at high risk from Coronavirus, so the lockdown and the related government support for those not able to go to work or to school is welcome – and the MPF hopes it will be successful. Government guidelines have permitted places of worship to remain open for worship. Despite this, the MPF calls on mosques to stop holding services which congregations can attend in person, but rather to broadcast them online.