Daily Trust Sunday

Sallah: FCT restricts eid services, shuts parks, recreation­al centres

- By Rosemary Etim Bassey

The Federal Capital Territory Administra­tion (FCTA) has announced restrictio­ns on religious and social gathering during the upcoming Eid-el-Kabir sallah festivitie­s, in accordance with recent surge in COVID-19 cases.

A statement released yesterday at the end of a meeting of the FCT Emergency Operations Committee (EOC) on COVID-19, asked that holding capacity of Eid grounds should be reduced to 50% to ensure physical/social distancing.

The FCT administra­tion also directed imams to ensure that sermons are short so that the entire Eid prayers do not exceed one hour.

The statement also asked that all parks and recreation­al grounds and facilities remain closed throughout the festive period.

The restrictio­ns, according to the statement, follow an increase in the number of persons contractin­g the covid-19 virus in the FCT and the possibilit­y of a third wave of the pandemic.

Residents were advised by health profession­als to follow the guidelines and practice preventive measures such as putting on facial coverings, constant hand washing and physical distancing.

“Other guidelines stipulated by the health profession­als are that all open Eid grounds should have multiple entry and exit points with hand washing and temperatur­e checking facilities”, the statement added.

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