The Federal Government has said that schools in Nigeria would remain closed “for now” till further notice, Afriupdate reports.
The Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 made this known during its daily briefing on Monday June 1, 2020.
While giving an update on the PTF announcement, the Personal Assistant on New Media to @MBuhari, Bashir Ahmad, tweeted;
“For now, all the schools are to remain closed, the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 announces the directive.
“The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has requested the Aviation Industry to start developing protocols for domestic flights to possibly resume from June 21.
“The interstate travel remains prohibited except for goods and essential travel, the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 announces.”
Afriupdate recalls that COVID-19 cases in Nigeria increased beyond 10,000 mark on Sunday as the country recorded 307 new cases of the deadly Coronavirus disease.
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The increase has continued despite intensified efforts by authorities to curtail the spread of the virus.
The new cases announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCC) takes infections in Africa’s most populous nation to 10,162, out of which 3007 have been discharged with 287 losing their lives.
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