States Can Now Open Churches, Mosques - Federal Government | CABLE REPORTERS
The federal government has eased the Nationwide lockdown, effective from tomorrow, Speaking at the daily press conference of the presidential task force on COVID-19, Sani Aliyu, national coordinator of the task force, said the curfew has further been relaxed to between 10pm4 and 4 am and that's can now go ahead and open religious centers.
Other guidelines include:
1. There would be a full opening for the financial sector with banks now allowed to operate with more working hours five days a week.
2. The mass gathering of more than 20 people outside of a workplace or places of worship remain prohibited.
3. There would be controlled access to markets and locations of places of economic activities but local authorities will continue to provide guidance on opening times.
4. Restrictive opening of places of worship will be based on state government protocols and strict guidelines on physical distancing and other non-pharmaceutical interventions and just to clarify this would apply to the regular church and mosque services only.
Mandatory supervised isolation of persons arriving in the country will continue to be for 14 days until a new policy comes into play.
5. There would be no further evacuation of Nigerians until a new policy currently developed with the private sector comes into place.
6. Ban of gatherings of more than 20 people outside of a workplace;
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