President Buhari signs Covid-19 Health Protection Regulations 2021 Bill into law-Offenders bags 6 years Jail term

President Buhari has signed a bill tagged Covid-19 Health Protection Regulations 2021, Chairman of the Presidential task force on covid-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha disclosed this on Wednesday 27th, 2021.

According to him, “The regulations enforce physical distancing of at least two metres and a regulation of the number of people to be admitted in an enclosed environment.

The first part of the new regulations imposes restrictions of gatherings and enforces a physical distancing of not less than two meters between persons at all times. The part also provides that no gathering of more than 50 persons shall hold in an enclosed space, except for religious purposes, in which case the gathering shall not exceed 50 per cent capacity of the space.

All persons in public gatherings, whether in enclosed or open spaces, shall adhere to the provisions of Part two of these Regulations. The provisions of these regulations may be varied by Guidelines and Protocols as may be issued, from time to time, by the PTF on COVID-19 on the recommendation of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).”

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