Ekiti churches, mosques remain shut – Govt
The ban on worship centres and social functions in Ekiti remain, the State Government declared on Wednesday.She insisted that churches and mosques across the state remain shut to prevent escalation of the COVID- 19 cases.
Yaya-Kolade said : “We have met with the religious leaders and what we said was that churches and mosques remain closed. We have met and deliberated and the decision to reopen will be made as we see that we have enough scientific evidence which show that it is safe to reopen. “Two of the six still being isolated have turned negative. We are awaiting the second negative for them to be discharged.
“We are happy that there is no community spread in Ekiti, there is even decline and we have to keep this tempo going”, she said.
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