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COVID-19: FG Lifts Ban On Religious Gathering — Curfew Now Starts By 10pm
The Federal Government has approved the reopening of worship centres and resumption of religious activities in the country.
The federal government had imposed ban on religious activities as part of its effort to check the spread of the pandemic in the country.
But Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Chairman of the PTF, Boss Mustapha, during briefing on COVID-19 on Monday said president Muhammadu Buhari approved recommendation of the taskforce on reopening of churches and Mosques.
In the same vein, Mustapha also announced that the curfew imposed on the country will now be from 10.00 p.m. to 4.00 a.m.
He said: “The PTF submitted its recommendations and the PRESIDENT has approved the following for implementation over the next four weeks spanning 2nd – 29th June, 2020, subject to review-:
“Cautious advance into the Second Phase of the national response to COVID-19; application of science and data to guide the targeting of areas of on-going high transmission of COVID-19 in the country;
“Mobilisation of all resources at State and Local Government levels to create public awareness on COVID 19 and improve compliance with non-pharmaceutical interventions within communities; sustenance of key non-pharmaceutical interventions that would apply nationwide and include: ban of gatherings of more than 20 people outside of a workplace;
“Relaxation of restriction on places of Worship based on guidelines issued by the PTF and protocols agreed by state governments.”
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