The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has limited all and religious social gatherings capacity in Abuja to 50%.
Naija News reports that Secretary, Health and Human Services Secretariat in the FCT, Dr Abubakar Tafida, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday.
Tafida stated that the administration has banned the opening of nightclubs and restricted indoor events to 50 attendees.
He stressed that any social gathering in excess of 50 people must be done in open spaces in order to curb the spread of COVID-19 disease.
Tafida added that all indoor religious gatherings should be limited to 50% capacity with full compliance to public health social measures.
He said: “During the Christmas and New year celebration period, the residents of the FCT are urged to practice the following measures as advised by the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19, which will be enforced by FCTA:
“Any gathering in excess of 50 people must be done in open spaces. Street parties are discouraged. All night clubs and related activities are banned during this period.
“Indoor religious congregation should be limited to 50% capacity with full compliance to public health social measures such as physical distancing (2 metres apart) and use of face masks, etc.”
This article was originally published on Naija News