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FG, CAN, NSCIA, NCDC Agrees on Churches & Mosques Re-Opening
FG, CAN, NSCIA, NCDC Agrees on Churches & Mosques Re-Opening
Churches and Mosques Re-Opening to Commence Soon
There is a glimpse of hope towards opening our religious centres, Churches and Mosques, as top necessary agencies meet to discuss guidelines required to put in place towards re-opening.
The signs are getting real after the Leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) met with the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19.
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According to a report published by the Nation, the NCDC, CAN, NSCIA, and other agencies are present at the meeting which was held on Tuesday, May 26, to draft out modalities for reopening churches and mosques.
Recall that there has been a pressure from Nigerians, agencies, individuals on the government to lift the ban placed on religious centres with less consideration to the increasing cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria.
Today, NCBN released a publication displaying the total number of COVID-19 cases which has skyrocketed to 8,733 within 24hrs of its threshold count of 7,000+.
Back to the meeting, they came to the conclusion that religious centres should be opened albeit with precautionary measures that must be totally complied with.
EXPLANATIONS
Churches and Mosques will be re-opened, but they must follow the below laid down rules & guidelines:
- Alcoholic sanitisers, soap, water and temperature readers must be provided by churches
- Worshippers must apply sanitisers and use face masks after washing hands
- Sitting arrangement should accommodate distancing with a one-meter gap between two worshippers.
- Handshaking and hugging should be avoided before, during and after the service.
To further testify the acceptance of this new development, the CAN president, Rev Samson Ayokunle accepted it and added that security operatives will be employed to ensure and enforce total compliance with the new precautionary measures.
He also said, the guidelines for the ban lift mandates churches to fumigate their premises before reopening for services.
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