Fun-Seekers in Nigeria's commercial city can enjoy themselves at various events centres and relaxation spots,following the State Government's announcement of further eased of its restrictions placed on operations of social / event centres across the State aimed at containing the spread of Coronavirus pandemic which is now reducing in the country .
Edu-Biznews recalled that the state last March shutdown over 400 event centres for violating COVID-19 protocol
The State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs. Uzamat Akinbile Yusuff and the Director General, Lagos State Safety Commission, Mr. Lanre Mojola in a joint statement, announced the relaxation of the restrictions with new guidelines
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu according to them, approved the further easing of the restrictions with immediate effect after due consultation and deliberations with relevant stakeholders and MDA’s including The Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture and Lagos State Safety Commission
The State Government released the fresh guidelines that operators of the event centres should strictly adhere to, which include limiting the facilities to half of their capacities and operational hours to six hours,
Government however threatened to deal decively with violators of the fresh guidelines
"Any violation of this protocol shall attract fines and penalties in line with the Lagos State Infectious Diseases Control Regulation 2020".
The fresh guidelines for operators include the following
"All event centres must hold a valid license of The Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture prior to operating as an event center in the State.
All event centres must be duly registered and verified on The Lagos State Safety Commission website www.lasgsafetyreg.com prior to holding any event."
"An Event Safety Clearance must be obtained from the Lagos State Safety Commission through the website www.lasgsafetyreg.com for any proposed event or exhibition".
"Safety Marshals shall be deployed by an accredited event safety consultant from Lagos State Safety Commission for every social event with attendance exceeding over 200 people".
"Occupancy limit at any event must not exceed 50% of the maximum design capacity of the hall, wherein Occupancy Limit stickers provided by the Lagos State Safety Commission must be boldly pasted at the entrance of the event hall".
"Maximum allowable capacity for Event Centers irrespective of occupancy limit is 500 people"
"Deep cleaning must be carried out before and after every event"
Physical distancing shall be maintained between seated guests and a maximum number of seated guests should be 6 (six) people on a table of 10 (ten)persons"
"Event duration should not exceed a maximum period of 6-hours".
All guests and service providers at the facility must wear a nose mask and make use of hand sanitizers"
"All guests and service providers must endeavor to wash their hands before entering the venue or in the alternative use hand sanitizers"
Temperature checks must be taken at all entry points into a facility".
"Guests and service providers with temperature (above 37.5) are to be politely turned back and referred to paramedics or the emergency response team on ground".
"Hand sanitizers must be positioned at the entry points and different spots within the hall"
"All event centers must endeavor to display standard COVID-19 safety signs. The signs must be bold and installed at conspicuous locations".
"Event center owners/ planners/vendors would be responsible for any breach of protocols by their staff."
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