Federal civil servants from Grade Level 12 and below have been ordered to stay at home for the next five weeks.
This directive was came from the Federal Government through the chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha in a statement on Monday.
He also announced that all schools would remain closed till January 18.
Mustapha also said restrictions have been placed on social and religious gatherings for five weeks.
He said, “Encourage virtual meetings in government offices. The leadership of such offices are to ensure that all offices are well-ventilated offices, and encourage staff to work from home where possible;
“All government staff on GL.12 and below are to stay at home for the next 5 weeks; Permanent Secretaries and Chief Executives are to be held accountable for enforcing NPI rules in their domains with frequent spot checks;
“The PTF on the advice of the Federal Ministry of Education expects that schools would have vacated from the 18th December 2020 and remain closed till at least the 18th of January, 2021 to enable the measures introduced to take effect;
“All persons above the age of 60yrs and/or with comorbidities are to be encouraged to stay at home and avoid crowds;
“All non-essential travels – both domestic and international during the holiday season are seriously discouraged.”
The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control has been constantly reporting new infections of COVID-19 pandemic outbreak across the country.
Since the beginning of the outbreak in February, more than 800,000 samples have been tested by NCDC, out of which 78,434 were positive.
There are speculations that the second wave might spread more, hence the reason for the early restrictions of large congregation and also strict adhere to safety rules.
