Kwara maintains COVID-19 ban on religious gatherings - Health Commissioner

The COVID-19 ban on religious gathering in Kwara State has not been lifted, the state's Commissioner for Health Raji AbdulRazaq says.

This is coming after the Federal Government on Monday announced the lifting of the ban on religious activities in the country, leaving the state governments to decide the modalities.

AbdulRazaq during an interview on Tuesday in Ilorin revealed that the state government would meet to deliberate and come out with what was best and would protect the people in the state.

The commissioner, therefore, warned that the government had not lifted any ban and no religious house should disregard the directives on social distancing.

He added that if there were any changes to the directives earlier placed the state government would communicate same to the public.

As at the time of this report, Kwara has recorded at least 111 confirmed case of COVID-19 and one death.

NAN