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UPDATE 2-Nigeria to relax coronavirus curbs on places of worship

Published 01/06/2020, 18:03
Updated 01/06/2020, 18:06

(Adds finance sector, curfew details)
By Felix Onuah
ABUJA, June 1 (Reuters) - Nigeria will relax coronavirus
restrictions on places of worship from Tuesday, the chairman of
the presidential task force for COVID-19 said.
Nigeria, Africa's most populous country where Christianity
and Islam are widely practised, has recorded 10,162 confirmed
cases and 287 deaths.
Boss Mustapha, the country's most senior civil servant, also
said a lockdown in the northern city of Kano would be eased, one
of a number of changes over four weeks from Tuesday.
"Nigeria has not reached the peak of confirmed cases,"
Mustapha told reporters.
Another official said the aviation industry had been asked
to prepare for the possible resumption of domestic flights from
June 21. He added that a national curfew would be shortened to
10 p.m.-4 a.m. from Tuesday, from the current 8 p.m.-6 a.m.
order.
Nigeria's financial sector will also be able to resume
normal working hours, said Sani Aliyu, the national coordinator
of the task force.
Other curbs remain in place, such as a ban on interstate
travel, with a few exceptions, such as for essential workers.
And face masks must still be worn in public.

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