The Federal Government has lifted the midnight curfew, crowd restrictions and the mandate on the use of facemasks in public places.
This was announced by Bashir Ahmad, President Muhammadu Buhari’s Personal Assistant on Digital and New Media, on Wednesday.
The presidential aide wrote on Twitter, “COVID-19: Federal Government has lifted the midnight curfew, crowd restriction at events such as weddings, concerts etc and the use of face mask at outdoor activities.”
COVID-19: Federal Government has lifted the midnight curfew, crowd restriction at events such as weddings, concerts etc and the use of face mask at outdoor activities.
— Bashir Ahmad (@BashirAhmaad) April 6, 2022
Recall that last week, the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 had announced that the use of face masks in open spaces was no longer mandatory, hinting that the final relaxation of measures will be taken after Easter.
The Head of the Technical Secretariat, who also doubles as the Secretary of the PSC on COVID-19, Dr Muktar Muhammed, had told newsmen that “The use of face masks in open spaces is now discretionary”.
Countries across the world have started relaxing COVID-19 measures. Recently, Ghana announced that the use of face masks was no longer mandatory.
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The PSC had also announced that it would stop demanding proof of PCR tests from fully vaccinated travellers.
Nigeria has continued to witness a drop in the number of daily COVID-19 cases.
On Tuesday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced 45 new cases countrywide.
48 new confirmed cases of COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-25
Rivers-11
Kaduna-6
FCT-5
Abia-1255,516 confirmed
249,674 discharged
3,142 deaths #TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/HmP93mjtd9— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 5, 2022
The NCDC has continued to advise Nigerians to take advantage of the free vaccination programme around Lagos.
10 facts about the COVID-19 vaccine.
• The COVID-19 vaccine is free, safe and effective.
• The country has four brands of COVID-19 vaccines received from the COVAX Facility and the African Union: AstraZeneca, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer vaccines. pic.twitter.com/FOGkpHlYrg
— NPHCDA (@NphcdaNG) April 6, 2022
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