Few weeks after Kwara State government closed religious centres against the possible spread of novel coronavirus, some churches in the state, on Sunday, reopened worships while others remained closed as clerics call for healthy living. Tribune Online gathered that churches like Saint Barnabas Cathedral, Ilorin, Powerful Prayer Bible Church, Winner’s Church and others, which opened for worships, complied with the COVID-19 safety measures in their worship centres. Meanwhile, some churches like Baptist and Cherubim and Seraphim churches, among others remain closed, apparently because they could not meet some of the directives demanded by the government. The Kwara State Government had, on Wednesday, said worship centres may reopen as from Friday, June 5, 2020, on the condition that they satisfy certain criteria already agreed with various religious umbrella bodies in the state. The government has, however, warned that the concession for churches and mosques to reopen does not mean that the state has flattened the curve of transmission of COVID-19 pandemic.

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 07, 2020 14:48 UTC