By our reporter|Schools in Lagos are set to re-open in September, governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said on Saturday.
The Governor, who made the disclosure in his regular briefing on the state’s COVID-19 status, said tertiary institutions in the state will re-open from September 14, while Primary and secondary schools are also tentatively scheduled to re-open from September 21.
The governor said, “This decision is not cast in stone and is subject to review of our ongoing modelling and what procedure comes out from the Ministry of Health.”
According to him, the decision was based on indications that the pandemic has peaked in the state, as the number of new cases continues to steadily decline.
Sanwo-Olu reiterated that restaurants are now permitted to open for in-dining services in the state, although they must continue to ensure spaces are only filled up to 50 percent capacity at all times.
On the re-opening of event centres, bars, night clubs, beaches, cinemas, the Governor said a review will be done in September to decide whether to allow a re-opening of such public spaces.
Responding to a question on whether the Federal Government’s 10 pm curfew still holds in Lagos, Sanwo-Olu replied in the affirmative.
“These are challenging times for all of us,” he said.
Governor Sanwo-Olu was cautiously optimistic during his Saturday briefing, stressing that the State was still the country’s pandemic epicentre, despite encouraging data.
Lagos accounts for more than a third of Nigeria’s 53,000 plus COVID-19 cases but has seen low double-digit daily increases in the past week.
On Friday, the State recorded just 27 new cases, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
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