The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control has advised that mass gatherings of any type should be discouraged as the fear of a possible outbreak looms. In an update released by the NCDC on Monday afternoon, the National Epidemic monitoring team is on top of situation in the country as the global transmission of the virus becomes worrisome.

‘The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is constantly monitoring the epidemiological
situation in the country. In view of the rapid evolution and global transmission of coronavirus,
NCDC will make the recommendation for cancellation of mass gatherings in line with guidelines from the World Health Organization (WHO).’

The federal government has placed close watch on all types of mass gatherings, outlining a few to be discouraged and if can’t be dallied, proper authorization should be taken from the State Ministry of Health.

Below are the guidelines from the NCDC:

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control offers the following guidance with key planning considerations for organisers currently planning mass gatherings in view of the COVID-19
outbreak. These include:

• Religious events e.g. church services, calls to prayer, prayer meetings and other
gatherings

• Sporting events e.g. football matches

• Social events e.g. weddings, funerals, parties, music concerts

• Others e.g. youth service camps, conferences, exhibitions

Organisers of these events must ensure adequate preparations are in place, before hosting an event.

Event organisers should consider using distancing measures to reduce close contact
among people during the gathering e.g by providing more entry and exit points, more food
points, ensure handwashing facilities (with soap and water) are readily available at entry and exit
points.

PRE-EVENT OR GATHERING

The State Ministry of Health should be informed of the event. The location will be assessed. by officials from the State Ministry of Health to ensure safety procedures are in place. The requirements listed below will be assessed prior to the event.

Organisers should provide the following information to attendees prior to the event and at
entry.

o Advice on regularly and thoroughly washing of hands with soap under running water or
use alcohol-based hand sanitizer
o Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands
o Avoid shaking hands, hugging and any other form of physical contact where possible

Please stay at home if you feel ill with fever, cough or breathing difficulties
o Cover your nose and mouth with your bent elbow or tissue when you cough or sneeze
(organisers can provide this). Dispose of the tissues immediately
o Please remain in self-isolation for 14 days, if you have just returned from China, Japan,
Italy, Republic of Korea, Iran, France, Germany, Spain

DURING EVENT OR GATHERING

1. Use the gathering to reinforce messages on hand and respiratory hygiene and staying safe.
Religious institutions are encouraged to demonstrate hand washing technique before the
start of prayers to their congregation
2. Ensure provision of adequate hand washing facilities including running water, soap or
alcohol-based hand sanitizer
3. People with symptoms such as cough and a fever should NOT BE ALLOWED into the premises.
Arrangements should be made to check this on entry
4. Organisers should provide adequate human resource who will be responsible for cleaning
and disinfecting communal places such as ablution areas, all floors, toilets and surfaces such
as door handles, chairs and church benches with disinfectant or soap
5. Organisers should provide adequate waste management facilities such as closed trash cans
so that people dispose tissue and other waste properly
6. Organisers should review practices that put their congregation at risk (e.g sharing a
communal cup, receiving the holy communion on the tongue, shaking hands)

FACILITIES IN PLACE FOR MASS GATHERINGS:

1. Room with adequate ventilation and proper air circulation
2. Hand washing facilities- running water and soap
3. Waste management facilities
4. Health personnel to detect fever on entry and respond to emergencies
5. Adequate resources to disinfect after the event
Attendees at mass gatherings are also advised to review the advisory above and take note of
preventive measures.

Source: https://mobile.twitter.com/NCDCgov/status/1239523661402472448

Lies!!! Nigeria is not confronted with the outbreak of Coronavirus rather an epidemic of economy breakdown as a result of Coronavirus

"Smartest move ever, stay at home or in areas where the virus hasn't spread. Common sense tells us you cannot get the virus IF YOU IN AN AREA WHERE THERE ISN'T ANY!" Media needs to be banned for 30 days from reporting on Corona virus. We'll have toilet paper, hand sanitizer, and Lysol again in stock!

Witcher:
Fakee

Smh

Good to know that, at least, precautions are being taken seriously..
Nigeria is not a place to be visited by a pandemic.

Not in her current state

brodalikeme:
Lies!!! Nigeria is not confronted with the outbreak of Coronavirus rather an epidemic of economy breakdown as a result of Coronavirus

Lolz.

Yinmu......As if to say they are really working

Social gathering is a no no.. Corona wunt stop me from social gathering

Hmmm

Check my signature

Have mercy

Well, I prefer to put all my ways in the hand of my creator
He will save me and my people from this virus
The tribe of Judah will not be infected

Good advice!!! For now, it's almost impossible to stop people gathering at social/religious events not to talk of over crowded market places. So the best thing is to drum these messures into our ears.

Na e be say we go dey fly out through the window if anybody that is in the same public transport with us coughs anyhow..

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When this thing comes we go know.

Audio Italian eating Amala and ewedue.

SMH.

Like this?

Imagine going to mourn someone at a funeral and u end up contacting COVID19 May God help us

May God Protect Us. Person need to be thinking God every minute. For His Mercy and Protection against evils/dangerous diseases/sicknesses

Nothing shall by any means come near us, we're covered by the Blood of Jesus

oh God we know that we are sinners not saints please Dont punish us with Coranavirus,have mercy on us oh merciful God.

Our hot weather and sun protect us, simply place visitors in mandatory 2-week quarantine and Nigeria can forget about corona as a disease

I perfer the govt ban any gathering of more than 200 people. It better to be safe than sorry.

CanadaOrBust:
Our hot weather and sun protect us, simply place visitors in mandatory 2-week quarantine and Nigeria can forget about corona as a disease

Senegal that is hotter than nigeria the virus is spreading there like pussy. Just knw The sun cant do shit.

Abeg make una no just postpone nysc camp e go really scatter tins for me

Nawa. So this thing never finish? I thought it has started going gradually? But by the way, no need to panic because our string men of God has said the virus will disappear soon and I believe them.

Omoiyaologi25:
I am covered by the blood

Oga hope ur washing ur hands and avoiding crowded areas