The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID19 has released guidelines for the ease of the lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and the FCT which will come into effe
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID19 has released guidelines for the ease of the lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and the FCT which will come into effect next week Monday May 4.
Briefing newsmen on the guidelines for the ease of the lockdown, the National coordinator of the Presidential taskforce on COVID19, Sani Aliyu, said Interstate travels remain banned except for the transport of essential services.
For intrastate activities, banks are to open between the hours of 8pm to 2pm while adhering to all the COVID-19 prevention guidelines.
Schools will remain closed. Restaurants are to remain closed but can do home deliveries.
Concerts and recreational activities stay suspended for now.
For government offices, government staff will be allowed to resume from the 4th of May but it will be based on specific grade levels and specific days to reduce congestion.
Banks will be allowed to open but there will be restriction in the opening hours to between 8am to 2pm and together with all the other preventive measures already mentioned.
In addition to this, from the point of agriculture and rural development, companies involved in food processing can commence operation. In construction sites, critical road construction will be allowed but waivers will be provided by state governments to enable movement.
For the manufacturing and pharmaceutical industries, shifts should be encouraged, limiting staff to only 30 to 50 per cent to maintain social distancing and pharmacy shops may remain open overnight.
Offices are expected to fumigate and decontaminate their offices before they commence operations.
Offices should make arrangement for physical distancing of their staff while at work and to ensure that all staff use face mask and hand sanitizer.
All passenger flights remain under ban.
