Hawzah News Agency - (Coventry - UK) - This week the Prime Minister announced some significant steps to take the country out of lockdown.

No singing, stewards in PPE and praying from a distance are set to be the new normal as places of worship plan to re-open their doors to congregations from July 4.

Churches, mosques and temples have been closed since March, with many having to move much of their outreach online. Last month Coventry Live reported on the eerie quiet that had come to inhabit places of worship across the region, and now as they start to open up, here is what they have planned for the coming months.

In a poll on Coventry Live last month, asked whether places of worship should be allowed to re-open up if social distancing measures are kept in place. 63% of  answered yes, saying that opening them up safely is important for the community.

But now the wait is finally over, and many religious groups are proceeding with caution as they put into place their re-opening measures.

Al-Madinah Mosque, Coventry

CoventryLive caught up with Imam Shayk Nabeel of Coventry's Al-Madinah Mosque shortly after the announcement of lockdown easing. He said: "The last week when the Government said we could re-open for solitary worship,  opened the doors so people could come in on their own, and get a feel of the Mosque again.

So what precautions have they taken? Imam Nabeel said: "Now hopefully, with July 4 being able to open up for congregational prayer we've had the whole Mosque sanitised and we're going to have that done every 30 days for the next six months.