The Minister of Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Malam Muhammad Bello, has revealed new measures to avert the spread of the deadly COVID-19 which has quickly spread across the globe and has claimed many lives.
The Minister who announced the new measures on Thursday during a press briefing in Abuja said that a constitution of five enforcement teams to ensure compliance of already laid down COVID-19 containment strategies would be deployed across the nation’s capital.
Bello who revealed this in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Anthony Ogunleye also added that a team would monitor and ensure compliance of containment measures in event centers, night clubs, restaurants, and market places.
He said: “The respective Area Council Chairmen would also constitute these teams in their domains.
“The whole idea is to encourage FCT residents to abide by the regulations and where necessary, to enforce, and we have the full support of all the appropriate security agencies.
“Restaurants have been instructed to provide their services but only in the manner of allowing customers to take what they call a takeaway.
“Sitting within enclosed restaurant facilities are discouraged, unless, of course, within established hotels where the principle of social distancing will be adopted,” the FCT Minister added.
