Recall that the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-olu had earlier announced the reopening of worship centers, slated for June 19, following a gradual ease on COVID-19 lockdown.
Mr Sanwo-Olu who announced the development, Wednesday, via his Twitter handle, said the state would not proceed with the opening of the places of worship, adding that the closures will be effective until further notice.
“Due to the continuous increase of COVID19 cases in our state, we have rescinded till further notice our earlier decision to open churches and mosques for worship.
“We are now fully in the phase of personal responsibility regarding this pandemic,” he said.
According to him, figures from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has placed the state as the epicentre of the virus with 7461 confirmed cases.
Meanwhile figures on real-time data portal Worldometer show that Africa’s most populous country has recorded 17,148 cases and 455 deaths since the first documented case of the virus in February.
