COVID-19: FG Okays Opening Of NYSC Orientation Camps, Relaxes Nationwide curfew To 12 a.m. – 4 a.m.

The Federal Government has given the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) the green light to start making plans to reopen its orientation camps nationwide.

Also, the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has adjusted the curfew from 12 midnight through 4a.m. as it continued the gradual easing of lockdown measures imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the country.

The National Coordinator of the Presidential Taskforce (PTF)  on COVID-19, Dr Sani Aliyu, made this known during a briefing at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports, the orientation camps across the country were shut in March as part of measures to curb the spread of COVID-19.

Aliyu said the task force was in the process of developing “strict guidelines” to forestall the outbreak of infections when NYSC camps reopened.

“The NYSC is to consolidate on safety measures currently being put in place and start preparing for the reopening of orientation camps when educational institutions open.

“We are in the process of developing strict guidelines to ensure there is no outbreak of COVID-19 when this process starts,” he said.

‌On the relaxation of curfew from 12 a.m to 4 a.m the National Coordinator, PTF on COVID-19, Dr Sani Aliyu, said however, that people on essential service and travellers returning from abroad were exempted from the curfew.

“I will first of all start with general movement. We are modifying the curfew to commence from 12 midnight to 4 a.m. nationwide effective from 12:00 tonight.

“This does not apply to people on essential services and international travellers that may be returning from abroad,” he said.

The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the PTF, following the lifting of the lockdown occasioned by the pandemic, had on May 4, 2020, imposed a nationwide curfew from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m.

Also in June, the PTF reduced the nationwide curfew from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. in a bid to limit social interactions and reduce the risk of transmission of the virus. (NAN)