COVID-19: FG says schools will not be reopening yet

The Federal Government has said hotels in the country could reopen effective June 2. It however ordered schools to remain shut until further notice.

Announcing the reopening of hotels, National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Sani Aliyu, said during a briefing in Abuja on Monday: “Effective from Tuesday, June 2, the easing of the lockdown will be characterised by the following:

“Hotels may reopen but must observe all mandatory non-pharmaceutical intervention.

“Restaurants other than those in hotels must remain closed for eating but are allowed to priotise and continue practicing the take-away system.

“Bars, gyms, cinemas and night clubs are closed till further evaluation.”

The national coordinator stressed that the goal of the review is to allow the full restoration of the Nigerian economy.

The task force, however, said that schools across the country would remain closed “for now”.

While giving an update on the PTF announcement, the Personal Assistant on New Media to @MBuhari, Bashir Ahmad, tweeted: “For now, all the schools are to remain closed, the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 announces the directive.

The task force also announced the approval for daily operations by banks effective from today but stressed that the ban on inter-state movement remains very much in place.