Nigerian
Government on Monday ordered closure of schools in the country till 18th of
January, 2021.
This
was disclosed by the chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha,
at a press briefing of the task force in Abuja.
Mustapha
said schools in the country are to remain shut in response to the second
wave of COVID-19 pandemic in the country to enable new measures to take
effect.
“The
PTF on the advice of the Federal Ministry of Education expects that schools
would have vacated from the 18th December 2020 and remain closed till at least
the 18th of January, 2021 to enable the measures introduced to take effect,”
Mustapha added.
The
government also directed that persons above the age of 60yrs and/or with co morbidities
to stay at home and avoid crowded areas.
“Also
all non-essential travels; both domestic and international during this holiday
season are seriously discouraged.”
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