Lagos state, one of the heartbeats of Nigeria, having an approximate number of 20 million people, currently has more than 15,000 confirmed cases and 192 deaths, which is the larger share of Nigeria’s 43,151 cases
Nigeria’s commercial capital – Lagos will allow churches and mosques to resume in-person services from August 7.
This was said by the Governor of Lagos state in a press briefing on Saturday.
Lagos state Governor – Babajide Sanwo-Olu also mentioned in his statement that restaurants, social clubs, and recreational centres will be allowed to reopen with limited capacity from August 14.
This is to ease restrictions in the epicentre of Nigeria’s coronavirus outbreak, despite a continuous growth in infections.
In South Africa, since the national lockdown announcement was made on 26 March 2020, President Ramaphosa has made a gradual and phased easing of the lockdown restrictions.
But, from 1 June, the national restrictions were lowered to level 3.
The Nigerian government ordered widespread closures and a lockdown in March, to halt the spread of the highly infectious virus.
But in early May, the lockdown was eased and Sanwo-Olu scuppered plans to reopen churches and mosques in June, citing a continuous rise in cases.
Judging from the normalcy of attendance in religious places in Lagos, Sanwo-Olu has ordered that houses of worship will only be allowed to open for services once a week at no more than 50% capacity.
He also increased the limit on public gatherings from 20 to 50 people.
Nightclubs, cinemas, and some arcades will still remain closed.
