With the full impact of the coronavirus pandemic still unraveling, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says 42 per cent of Nigerian employees have lost their jobs on account of the disease.
Ondo threatens another lockdown if cases increase
The NBS, in a report entitled “COVID -19 Impact Monitoring May 2019”, said coronavirus impact on employment and income had been widespread. The report showed that many households have struggled to cope with these widespread shocks with 51 per cent of all households resorting to reducing food consumption.Among households with children attending school prior to their nationwide closure in March, only 62 per cent reported that their children had engaged in any learning/educational activities since the closure.
The DG said that over a thousand applications had been received by government from owners and operators of all events, gyms and other social places for the resumption of business. “Crowd capacity must be limited to no more than 40 per cent of the approved occupying limits of religious centres by the state government with a maximum limit of 500 people irrespective of the size of the religious centre.
Over160 persons suspected of coming in contact with three new confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state are currently being searched for. He said the COVID-19 Committee would meet with Muslim leaders to enlighten them more on the need to observe COVID-19 protocols.There was not much so distancing and we are not satisfied.
His words: “We have collated many samples during the lockdown and they all returned negative. We have sent all the samples to NCDC for further claims. Oyetola in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Ismail Omipidan, in Osogbo yesterday directed civil servants on grade level seven and above to resume work from within normal office hours.Oyetola said residents will now stay indoors from 9pm to 5am daily as against the former period of 6 pm to 6 am .The governor said that the curfew relaxation will last for 14 days in the first instance.
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