COVID-19: FG LIMITS GATHERINGS, ORDERS BARS, RESTAURANTS, NIGHTCLUBS SHUT

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON MONDAY ANNOUNCED NEW MEASURES MEANT TO CURB THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 IN THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING RESTRICTIONS ON THE NUMBER OF GUESTS AT EVENTS.

THE NEW MEASURES APPROVED BY PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI INCLUDE THE RESTRICTION OF GUESTS AT WEDDINGS, CONFERENCES, AND SPORTING ACTIVITIES, AMONG OTHERS, TO 50.

THE PRESIDENT, BY THE APPROVAL, ALSO ORDERED THE CLOSURE OF ALL BARS, NIGHTCLUBS, AND RESTAURANTS.

THE NEW MEASURES WERE ANNOUNCED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PRESIDENTIAL TASK FORCE ON COVID-19, BOSS MUSTAPHA, AT A PRESS BRIEFING OF THE TASK FORCE IN ABUJA.