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Religion of Saturday, 6 June 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Vigils not yet permitted- LASG tells churches

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Following Lagos State's decision to re-open worship centres in the state, a few guidelines have been set for that purpose.

Director-General, Lagos State Safety Commission, Lanre Mojola, who gave this information on Friday, noted that mass gathering in places of worship and social centres during this pandemic can increase the spread of the diseases.

According to him, re-opening of religious and event centres is not yet a full opening, it must be done in compliance with stipulated guidelines as directed by the Governor.

He added that only Friday and Sunday services in Mosques and Churches are permitted in large ventilated areas, stressing that vigils and non-regular programmes are still not allowed.

In his words, “Attendees must not be less than 15 and not older than 65 years; the crowd capacity is limited to 40% with a maximum of 500 people and the physical distancing of two metres must be observed; compulsory use of masks and regular disinfectant of premises.”

"Appropriate screening equipment for COVID-19, such as contactless temperature checkers must be available for entrants into the facility; separate ingress and egress points must be conducted in a staggered and orderly manner”, he added

The Director-General continued that social clubs with registered trustees will be permitted to open in two weeks’ time upon obtaining provisional clearance certificate through the registration portal http://lasgsafetyreg.com.

He stated that restaurants outside hotels are only to open for take-out services and zero dining activity, while bars, nightclubs, spas, gyms, cinemas and parks remained closed until further notice.



Recall that mosques are to reopen from June 19 while churches are to begin services from June 21, as earlier reported by MyNigeria.com.