'It's safer to worship at home', PTF warns Nigerians after allowing religious gatherings
The PTF says this is not the time for Nigerians to relax safety measures against the coronavirus disease.
The PTF says Nigerians should continue to adhere to safety measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus disease [Herald]
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The task force's decision to lift the restriction on Monday, June 1, 2020 had led to widespread concern from Nigerians who are worried about the rise in the number of cases recorded daily.
While addressing the concerns during a daily briefing on Tuesday, June 2, the PTF's national coordinator, Sani Aliyu, advised Nigerians that it is still safer to worship at home.
Aliyu said the PTF is not fully in support of religious worship resuming, but is merely providing safety guidance in the event that Nigerians need to fulfill their spiritual needs, and cannot do it at home.
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"We're not making recommendation that people should go to places of worship; but if they choose to, we're providing advisories to enable them to do so safely.
"It is still better to do your worship at home. COVID has not gone away, you only need to look at the numbers," he said.
![National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Sani Aliyu [NACA Nigeria]](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20width%3D'790'%20height%3D'501'%20data-ring-placeholder%3D'1'%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E "National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Sani Aliyu [NACA Nigeria]")
National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Sani Aliyu [NACA Nigeria]
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Nigeria has recorded 10,578 coronavirus cases in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, as of June 1, and recorded 299 fatalities.
Aliyu said this is not the time for Nigerians to relax, but to continue to take precautionary measures.
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The national coordinator listed a set of guidelines for places of worship to agree to before reopening (read full list of guidelines here).
Aliyu said places of worship that fail to comply with the guidelines should not be allowed by authorities to reopen to the public.
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