The Ogun State Government on March 19 said it has extended the ban of all high-density gatherings to school and worship centers in the state.
The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Kunle Somorin, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Abeokuta.
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He stated that the ban on high-density gatherings affected all schools – public and private – as well as all religious activities in the State.
The statement read in part;
Consequently, all schools in the state will remain closed indefinitely after school hours on Friday, March 20, 2020.
Also, all religious centres and activities including regular and special services that bring together 50 or more persons in the same place are banned with immediate effect.
Somorin stated that these measures will be reviewed at regular intervals in response to the development surrounding the coronavirus disease.
He added that;
The Government, therefore, enjoins all parents and guardians who have their children and wards in any boarding facility within the State to immediately evacuate them and return them to their respective homes at the close of schools on Friday, March 20th, 2020.
