Major mosques and churches re-opened in Cairo over the weekend after a more than five-month shutdown. This comes as the number of Egypt’s new COVID-19 cases rise again after weeks of decline.
Mosques, Churches in Egypt Emerge From Coronavirus Closure
![Abdelmenem Khatri, 58, says, "It’s a beautiful feeling to re-open the mosques," Aug. 28, 2020 in Cairo. (Hamada Elrasam/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/034b7c65-4e61-456c-b2cd-768ad7c27227_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Abdelmenem Khatri, 58, says, "It’s a beautiful feeling to re-open the mosques," Aug. 28, 2020 in Cairo. (Hamada Elrasam/VOA)
![Major Cairo churches also opened for Sunday mass for the first time in more than five months, Aug. 30, 2020. (Hamada Elrasam/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/8c0a124d-47d1-427e-b238-447f3c4eec54_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Major Cairo churches also opened for Sunday mass for the first time in more than five months, Aug. 30, 2020. (Hamada Elrasam/VOA)
![Priests implored people to wear masks, but many people did not at this service, Aug. 30, 2020 in Cairo. (Hamada Elrasam/VOA](https://gdb.voanews.com/65b2d26b-49dc-4808-8e3c-f88b55df88f6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Priests implored people to wear masks, but many people did not at this service, Aug. 30, 2020 in Cairo. (Hamada Elrasam/VOA
![Egyptian Coptic Christian worshipers line up to participate in the holy sacrament, Aug. 30, 2020 in Cairo. (Hamada Elrasam/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/03581ac2-993d-4263-8fc3-7600269a77a5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Egyptian Coptic Christian worshipers line up to participate in the holy sacrament, Aug. 30, 2020 in Cairo. (Hamada Elrasam/VOA)