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The National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Dr Sani Aliyu on Tuesday clarified the position of the federal government on the reopening of worship centres.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the Chairman of the PTFCOVID19, Mr. Boss Mustapha, who is also the Secretary to the Government of the Federation had on Monday announced the relaxation of the restriction on places of worship.
Mr Mustapha said the relaxation was based on guidelines issued by the PTF and protocols agreed by State Governments.
However, at Tuesday’s media briefing, Dr Aliyu said the PTFCOVID19 was not recommending that people should go to places of worship.
He said if people must go to places of worship, they must observe social distancing and other guidelines emplaced to curtail the spread of the COVID-19 in the country.
“We are not recommending that people should go to places of worship, but if you have to, we are providing guidelines that make it safe to do so,” Aliyu said.
Meanwhile, some guidelines for reopening places of worship are that all worshipers must sanitize their hands, wear facemasks and practice social distancing.
“There should also be no social gathering after or before worship. Frequent cleaning and disinfection of places of worship are advised.
“Places of worship should keep detailed records of their worshippers, including contact addresses,” Dr Aliyu added.