The Federal Government, on Monday, for the umpteenth time, extended its work-from-home order to civil servants on Grade Levels 12 and below.
This was part of the highlights of the new restrictions unveiled by the Federal Government to avert the spread of the deadly strain of the virus.
According to the Presidential Steering Committee On COVID-19 domiciled in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, civil servants would continue to work from home till June 11, 2021, after which the directive might be reviewed.
The government also re-established some measures which were put in place during the second COVID-19 wave in Nigeria which included restricted gatherings at worship centres and banned night clubs.
These came amid concerns about the deadly COVID-19 strains in India, South Africa, Turkey and Brazil.
The World Health Organisation, WHO, Regional Virologist, Dr Nicksy Gumede-Moeletsi had said B.1.351 variant of the coronavirus, first found in South Africa, was spreading in 23 African countries.
As of Sunday, Africa had recorded 4,673,466 cases.
South Africa with 1.59 million cases has the highest number of infections on the continent.
Nigeria has so far recorded 165,419 cases of the virus out of which 2,065 have died while 156,300 have been discharged.
India, whose cases have attracted global attention following shortage of oxygen and hospital spaces, has recorded 22,991,927 infections.
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