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Following a foresight of possible second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor , Babajide Sanwo -Olu of Lagos State has instructed civil servants from Grade Level 14 and below to work from home , come Monday, 21st December .
Having ordered worship places not to hold gatherings of 50 per cent maximum capacity of the Venue . it added that services should not be more than two hours .
In a Friday statement , the governor also banned carnivals and street parties in the state.
He said , “All public servants from GL 14 and below, except emergency workers and first responders , are to work from home as from Monday , December 21 st for the next 14 days – in the first instance .
“All schools must shut down with immediate effect , and until further notice .
“Night Clubs have not been allowed to open yet . All Night Clubs in Lagos must immediately shut down, until further notice .
“The midnight to 4a .m curfew imposed by the Federal Government remains in place .
“The protocol of ‘ No Mask No Entry ’ must be enforced by all public places : Offices, Businesses , Markets , Shops , and so on.
“All Places of Worship ( Churches , Mosques, etc .) must ensure that no gathering exceeds two hours, and also that no gathering exceeds 50 % of the maximum capacity of the Venue .
“A minimum of 2 meters’ distance should be maintained between seated or standing guests .
“ All guests and service providers at events MUST wear nose masks /coverings before entry .”
Sanwo -Olu explained that the restriction was again placed because of the “possible ” second wave of coronavirus in the state .
He said , “The Lagos State Government has sadly noticed that there is an unfortunate public perception that we have seen the end of the COVID – 19 pandemic ; that the worst is over . This is absolutely wrong and dangerous .
“We are getting credible reports that the entertainment industry is planning large gatherings, concerts, street parties and carnivals, in the spirit of the Yuletide . Night Clubs have also re – opened in reckless disregard of the existing guidelines , and Events Centers are operating with huge gatherings without any regard for public health and safety guidelines .
“This same disregard for Coronavirus guidelines is also being observed with Places of Worship across the State , in both their regular gatherings and the special gatherings organised to commemorate this season .
“Christmas is a commemoration of this supreme act of sacrifice by God . The least we can do in this Season is to emulate that spirit of sacrifice, by abiding with difficult but necessary protective guidelines , for the greater good of all of us .”
Speaking on possible second wave of COVID -19 in the state , the governor said , “As you are all aware , Lagos State is recording an increase in COVID – 19 cases in all local governments . This is not peculiar to Lagos alone ; the entire country is also seeing an uptick in the numbers of confirmed cases of the Coronavirus disease .
“Of every 100 tests that we now perform, an average of 10 turn out to be positive . This is an increase from the 5 per hundred recorded in September , but lower than our peak in August which was between 20 and 30 per hundred . This suggests the existence of active community transmission , and represents the very likely possibility of the emergence of a second wave in Lagos State .
“This second wave calls for a full re -awakening of caution and precaution . The complacency that crept in over the last few months as a result of our early interventions when cases started to decline from our peak in August , must now give way to an abundance of vigilance .”
Fatimah Oyesanmi
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