Worship centres in Lagos State will now resume their activities from Friday, August 7, after months of being restricted due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The number of persons in a gathering was however limited to not more than 50; an increase from 20 previously announced in the state.
The state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu made the announcement during a media briefing on Saturday.
“We will be increasing the permissible capacity for public gatherings from 20 that we had in the past months to 50 persons. This means that at annual general meetings, at funerals, at regulated social events, you can actually increase the capacity now,” Sanwo-Olu said.
“Lagosians should also continue to keep in mind that mass gatherings can increase the spread of infectious disease. As such, all standard prevention and control measures must still be strictly adhered to. Physical distancing, mandatory temperature checks, use of face masks in public, regular disinfection of premises and personal hygiene, we must continue to ensure and enforce compliance with all of these things.
“Places of worship in Lagos will now be open from Friday, the 7th of August, for our Muslim worshippers and on Sunday, the 9th of August, for our Christian worshippers. But we’ll only be allowing 50 percent of their capacity; a maximum of 50 percent of their capacity at either the church or the mosque. Churches that have Saturday worship day will also be allowed to start holding their Saturday worship.”
The Governor stressed that “places of worship are only allowed to have their regular once-a-week service on designated days”.
“For avoidance of doubt, there will be Friday worship for our Muslim followers and Sunday worship for our Christian followers,” he added.
