The President, Muhammadu Buhari has approved fresh measures
to curtail the further spread of COVID-19 across the country.
Part of the measures is the restriction of guests at
weddings, conferences, and sporting activities among others to 50.
The government also ordered the closure of all bars,
nightclubs, and restaurants.
The chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, disclosed this at a press briefing of the task force in Abuja.
He said, “The PTF has surveyed developments and actions
taken by governments around the world, assessed our domestic environment and
has accordingly submitted its recommendations to Mr President on immediate
measures to be taken.
“Accordingly, His Excellency, Muhammadu Buhari, President of
the Federal Republic of Nigeria has authorised the PTF to engage with the
states and the FCT to assume full ownership of this stage of the response by
deploying legal structures and resources, including enforcement to manage the
pandemic within their jurisdictions.
“In line with the authorisation, the PTF wishes to issue the
following advisories to sub-national entities for implementation over the next
five weeks because these activities are considered super spreader events:
a. Close All bars, night clubs, pubs and event centres, and
recreational venues;
b. Close all restaurants except those providing services to
hotel residents; takeaways, home deliveries and drive-ins shall remain closed;
c. Restrict all informal and formal festivity events
including weddings, conferences, congresses, office parties, concerts,
seminars, sporting activities, end of year events shall be restricted to not
more than 50 persons;
d. Limit All gatherings linked to religious events to less
than 50% capacity of the facility of use during which physical distancing;
mandatory use of face masks shall be strictly enforced
e. Where more than 50 persons are attending, any such
events, the gathering should be held outdoors only;
f. Public transportation systems are to carry passengers not
more than 50% of their capacity in compliance with social distancing rules.
g. Enforce compliance with NPI protocols especially the
advisory on wearing of face masks in public spaces.”
Mustapha added that to reduce overcrowding in public spaces,
markets, shopping centres, offices and schools, states are advised to implement
the following:
a. Encourage virtual meetings in government offices. The leadership
of such offices are to ensure that all offices are well-ventilated offices, and
encourage staff to work from home where possible;
b. All government staff on GL.12 and below are to stay at
home for the next 5 weeks; Permanent Secretaries and Chief Executives are to be
held accountable for enforcing NPI rules in their domains with frequent spot
checks;
c. The PTF on the advice of the Federal Ministry of
Education expects that schools would have vacated from the 18th December 2020
and remain closed till at least the 18th of January, 2021 to enable the
measures introduced to take effect;
d. All persons above the age of 60yrs and/or with
comorbidities are to be encouraged to stay at home and avoid crowds;
e. All non-essential travels – both domestic and
international during the holiday season are seriously discouraged;
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