Amidst the coronavirus spread in the state, the Lagos State Government has directed that event centres in the hospitality and tourism industry in the state to re-open for business.
Furthermore, the information disclosed by Mrs Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf, the Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture,
during a live Instagram session tagged “Ensuring Effective Health Safety and Environment Management System in the Hospitality Industry- Post COVID-19”.
According to her, all event centres must meet the necessary requirements before they can open.
Responding to speculations relating to whether the number of persons allowed would exceed 20 persons,
Akinbile-Yusuf, explained that at-most one-fifth of the capacity of the centre should house not more than 500 persons.
She said:
“This depends on the size of the event hall, if it is going to one-fifth of the normal occupancy level of each venue,
then that is fine but no matter how big the event hall,
it cannot occupy more than 500 people at a time, that is what the guideline says.
“This is not about 20 individuals in a building now, what we are saying is that one can have at-most one-fifth of the capacity of the hall.
If you have a large event hall that can accommodate as many as 5,000,
the maximum one cannot exceed is more than 500 at a time.”
Akinbile-Yusuf added:
“We have global guidelines that deal with both social and religious centres but we have specific ones for certain categories.”
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