Lagos bans gatherings of over 20 as Coronavirus cases hit 22

Babajide Sanwo-Olu's government is planning to encourage religious leaders to shut Sunday and Juma'at services. (Punch)

The state government announced this on its Facebook page on Saturday, March 21, 2020.

The state government had earlier imposed restrictions on gatherings of over 50 in order to prevent the spread of the disease

According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), nine out of the 10 cases have travel history outside Nigeria in the last one week, while the 10th case is a close contact of a confirmed case.

Meanwhile, the 44-year-old Italian, who brought the case to Nigeria has been discharged.

The Italian arrived Nigeria on February 25, 2020 from Milan on a Turkish airline flight, and tested positive for the virus on February 27, 2020.