Johor is cutting the physical distancing requirement for congregational prayers from one metre to 0.5 metres.

The decision was announced in a joint statement by Johor Islamic Religious Department director Md Rofiki Shamsudin, state exco in charge of Islamic affairs Tosrin Jarvanthi, and Johor mufti Yahya Ahmad.

The announcement was shared on Johor ruler Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar's Facebook page.