Nigeria plans to reopen schools, worship centres despite spike in Covid-19

Nigeria is still considering reopening schools and places of worship despite the spike in Covid-19 cases.

The country recorded 307 new cases on Sunday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 10,162, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said. The country also reported a total of 287 deaths so far.

The NCDC also confirmed that 3,007 patients have been treated and discharged from hospitals.

In a statement on Monday, the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) cautioned against reopening of schools.

Although some stakeholders have argued that reopening schools and places of worship is ill-timed, the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 said it had submitted recommendations on partial reopening of schools, places of worships and some additional businesses to President Muhammadu Buhari for consideration.