Ogun State government has lifted restriction in human and vehicular movement on weekends.
This is as it also declared open worship centres.
Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, made the announcements on Friday in a statement he signed.
The restriction of movements and closure of worship centres were some of the steps taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the state.
The governor who stated that people at social gatherings should not be more than 20 also warned that worshippers should comply with the rules outlined to ensure that the spread of COVID-19 was prevented.
His words: “It is of great importance that all stakeholders fully comply with the agreed guidelines, so that, together, we can further flatten the curve of this pandemic.
“All congregants must wear their face masks appropriately; there should be adequate provision of running water; worship centres should be adequately cleaned and decontaminated before and after services.
“Household bleach solution/equivalent should be adequately prepared for disinfectations; there should be adequate provision and supervision of multiple Veronica Buckets for hand washing (fully automated hand washing machines are preferable); there should be provision of alcohol-based sanitiser which must be used before and after service.
“Muslims are to perform ablution at home and go to mosque with their personal prayer mats, qualified medical practitioners or trained personnel should check the temperature of worshippers with infrared thermometer before allowing them to enter worship centres; the duration of religious services should not be more than one and a half hours.
“In addition, same duration of one and a half hours must be observed as intervals, where there are multiple services. The use of air-conditioners should be discouraged while worship centres should be well ventilated with the use of fans; there should not be any handshakes/hugs by worshippers, constant sensitisation of COVID-19 and its dangers should be included in sermons and goodwill messages, provision of isolation rooms is mandatory in all worship centres or facilities, while worship centres and facilities with more than 200 worshippers in a given service must seek further clearance with the state government.”
The governor explained that following the release of the timetable for examinations by the National Examination Council (NECO), JSS3 students who had registered for the NECO Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) were to return to school from Monday, August 17, 2020.
He added that the BECE Exam organised by the Ogun State government would hold at a date to be announced later.
According to him, the entrance examinations into Ogun State Boarding Schools would take place on Saturday, September 12, 2020.
He added: “As a government, we will continue to monitor events as they unfold. We will be guided by statistics and feedback from the reopening of schools for exit classes and from our health professionals as we deliberate on opening up more sectors of the economy.”
