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UPDATE 1-Nigeria's Lagos state suspends plans to reopen places of worship

Published 16/06/2020, 22:11
© Reuters.

(Adds governor's tweet)
By Alexis Akwagyiram
LAGOS, June 16 (Reuters) - Nigeria's commercial hub Lagos
has suspended plans to reopen places of worship after a review
of the new coronavirus outbreak, the state governor said on
Tuesday.
Earlier this month Nigeria's government said it would allow
the reopening of places of worship, which the government ordered
to close in March to halt the spread of the highly infectious
virus. It said each state would decide the terms. Christianity and Islam are widely practised in Lagos and the
rest of Nigeria. Places of worship were due to open from June
19.
"We will not be proceeding with the opening of the places of
worship," Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu told
journalists, adding the closures would be effective until
further notice.
Sanwo-Olu said the decision followed a review of the
outbreak in the state.
"Due to the continuous increase of #COVID19 cases in our
state, we have rescinded till further notice our earlier
decision to open churches and mosques for worship," he said in a
tweet.
Lagos state, whose capital city of 20 million inhabitants
bears the same name, is the epicentre of the outbreak in
Nigeria. The country that has recorded 16,658 confirmed cases
and 424 deaths.
A month-long lockdown in Lagos was eased in early May but
authorities have expressed concern that many people are not
observing rules to remain 2 metres from others, wear a mask in
public and not gather in groups of 20 or more.

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