Bola Bamigbola, OsogboOsun State Government has said hotels, bars, and clubs found to have flouted COVID-19 protocol in the state would be liable to N250, 000 fine. Also, defaulting worship centres would be closed and fined N100,000, while private hospitals caught treating COVID-19 patients would be shut and the owners’ practicing licences withdrawn. The government in the statement expressed concern over rising figures of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state in recent times. “Hotels, clubs, and bars that flout COVID-19 safety protocol shall be closed and fined N250,000 before they can be reopened. Defaulting worship centres shall be closed and fined N100,000 before they can reopen.

Source: Punch August 02, 2020 14:15 UTC