Nigeria re-opens main cities Lagos and Abuja due to Covid-19 pandemic
Nigeria began easing restrictions on Monday in its major cities, marking the reopening of Africa’s biggest economy after more than four weeks of lockdown.
So far, Nigeria has recorded 2,558 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus and 87 deaths since recording its first case at the end of February
The government has said a stay-at-home order in place since March 30 in Abuja and the states of Lagos and Ogun will be lifted gradually over a six-week period.
Businesses have been allowed to reopen on condition that offices are decontaminated,enable social distancing, offer hand sanitizer and hand washing. Meanwhile, schools and places of worship remain closed, restaurants can only operate on a takeaway basis, and all cultural events have been scraped.
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