A similar curfew has been imposed in Iraq for weeks and is expected to be renewed, especially after the country's daily infection rate surged last week, almost hitting 8,000 on Friday. While the state closed Sunni mosques since last year, Shiite mosques have been open in the country.
In Singapore, where about 15 per cent of the 5.7 million inhabitants are Muslim, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong wished Muslims "a peaceful and happy Ramadan."
With the coronavirus pandemic appearing largely under control in the city-state, most worshippers will be permitted to perform congregational prayers in mosques, though migrant workers will be restricted to praying in their residences.
Singapore hosts over 1 million foreign workers, including tens of thousands from Muslim-majority neighbours such as Bangladesh and Indonesia.
Most of Singapore's roughly 60,000 confirmed coronavirus cases were reported among mostly young and low-wage migrants crammed into purpose-built dormitories.
The World Health Organization had warned of a possible surge in coronavirus infections during the month of Ramadan.
