The Federal Government will allow people travel between states within the Federation and , Abuja from July 1.
The trips will be outside curfew hours. Students due to graduate this year will also be able to go back to school to prepare for exams, though other children are still barred from attending, said Boss Mustapha, chair of the presidential task force on the infection.
The task-force is trying to strike a “delicate balance” between protecting people’s livelihoods and their health, he added. Nigeria has reported 24,000 cases of the virus and 565 deaths as of Sunday.
Reuters report said authorities have imposed a 10pm to 4am curfew and ordered people to wear masks in public places to curb the spread of the virus. Gatherings are limited to 20 people.
“We have observed with growing concern the non-compliances with these measures designed to prevent transmission,” Mustapha told reporters in the capital, Abuja. “We run the risk of erasing the gains made in the last three months,” he said.
