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CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19) HEALTH PROTECTION REGULATIONS, 2021

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CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19) HEALTH PROTECTION REGULATIONS, 2021

CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19) HEALTH PROTECTION REGULATIONS 2021

[PURSUANT TO SECTION 4 OF THE QUARANTINE ACT, CAP Q2, LAWS OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA, 2004]

ARRANGEMENT OF PARTS AND SECTIONS

PART 1 – Restrictions on Gatherings

PART 1 – Restrictions on Gatherings

1.     Physical distancing

2.     Gathering in enclosed spaces

3.     Public gatherings

4.     Variation powers of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on Covid-19

PART 2 – Operations of Public Places, Markets, Malls, Supermarkets, Shops, Restaurants, Hotels, Event Centres, Gardens, Leisure Parks, Recreation Centres, Motor Parks, Fitness Centres, etc.

5.     Access to public premises and places

6.     Duty of establishment occupier to make provision for regular hand hygiene

7.     Duty of establishment occupier to clean and disinfect premises. 

8.     Responsibility of occupier of establishment to enforce Regulations

Places of Worship

9.     Liability of occupiers of establishments of worship

10.    Duty of religious worshippers and users of places of worship

11.    Worshippers and sharing of worship items

12.    Duty of person in charge of a place of worship

Workplaces and Schools

13.    Duty on persons entering the premises of a workplace or school  

14.    Liability of person in charge of workplace or school

Banks

15.    Duty on all employees, customers and visitors of banks s

16.    Duty of bank towards additional COVID-19 guidelines

17.    Duty of bank to develop cleaning schedule

Public Transportation Vehicles

18.    Duty of operators and passengers of public transportation vehicles

19.    Duty of Operators to ensure adequate spacing between passengers.

20.    Duty of Operators to ensure hygiene of parts of the vehicle

21.    Duty of operators to encourage passengers to perform hand hygiene.

22.    Duty of operators of trains, ships and planes

23.    Duty of operators to enforce Regulations

Hostels, Boarding Houses and Detention Centres

24.    Duty of Managers of Hostels, Boarding Houses, Nursing Homes, Correctional Centres, Remand     Homes, Holding Cells, Military Detention Facilities, etc. for care and custody of inmates/attendants      to ensure compliance with Regulations.

25.    Duty of Managers of facilities to separate and report persons suspected of Covid-19

PART 3 – Mandatory Compliance with Treatment Protocols

26.    Primacy and bindingness of health/safety protocols and guidelines issued by the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19

27.    Mandatory isolation/admission for all persons confirmed positive for COVID-19

28.    Duty of public health facilities to designate holding spaces for persons suspected of COVID-19

29.    Duty of public health facilities to establish sample collection centres

30.    Alternative care arrangements for asymptomatic virus carriers

PART 4 – Offences and Penalties

31.    Offences Generally. 

32.    Offences under Parts 1 and 2 of Regulations

33.    Offence of obstruction of an official from enforcement of Regulations

34.    Punishment for offences

PART 5 – Enforcement and Application

35.    Duty of public Law Enforcement personnel

36.    Punishment for security personnel who fails, neglects, or refuses to enforce Regulations

37.    National application of Regulations

38.    Extent of powers of State Governors to issue Regulations 

PART 6 – Interpretation and Citation

39.    Interpretations

40.    Commencement and duration of Regulations

41.    Other Protocols and Guidelines of PTFC, NCDC, and or State Governments.

42.    Citations

CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19) HEALTH PROTECTION REGULATIONS 2021

[PURSUANT TO S. 4 OF THE QUARANTINE ACT, CAP Q2, LAWS OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA, 2004]

PREAMBLE

In the exercise of the powers conferred upon me by Section 4 of the Quarantine Act, Cap. Q2 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2010 and all other powers enabling me in that behalf; and in consideration of the urgent need to protect the health and wellbeing of Nigerians in the face of the widespread and rising numbers of COVID-19 cases in Nigeria, I, Muhammadu Buhari, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, hereby make the following Regulations –

CATEGORIES OF COVID-19 LAWS, REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, DIRECTIONS, ETC IN NIGERIA

LIST OF COVID-19 LAWS, REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, DIRECTORIES, ETC IN NIGERIA

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FEDERAL ACTS, REGULATIONS & EXECUTIVE ORDERS
1.Quarantine Act
2.Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (Establishment) Act
3.COVID Regulations 2020
4Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Health Protection Regulation, 2021

 FEDERAL [GUIDELINES OF PRESIDENTIAL TASK FORCE ON COVID-19]
5.COVID-19 – Implementation Guidelines for Eased Lockdown
6.COVID-19 –  IMPLEMENTATION GUIDELINES FOR VIRUS CONTAINMENT & EASING OF LOCKDOWN
7.COVID-19 – PTFC Updated Implementation Guidelines for Eased Lockdown Phase 3
8.COVID-19 – PTFC Provisional Quarantine Protocol for Air Travelers into Nigeria

FEDERAL AGENCIES: NIGERIAN CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL, NCDC
1.COVID-19 – Advisory for Vulnerable Groups (Elderly & Persons with Pre-existing Conditions) Version 2 June 2020
2,COVID-19 – Guidelines for Conducting Elections During Outbreak in Nigeria
3.COVID-19 – Advisory on use of Cloth Face-Masks
4.COVID-19 – Advisory on Use of Masks by Persons without Respiratory Symptoms June 2020
5.COVID-19 – Public Health Advisory to Nigerians on Coronavirus Disease (#5)
6.COVID-19 – Public Health Advisory to Nigerians on Novel Coronavirus (#4)
7.COVID-19 – Guidance for Private Sector Laboratories for Providing Completely Testing Arrangements
8.COVID-19 – Guidance for the use of Approved Ag-RDTs in Nigeria
9.COVID-19 – Guidance on Use of Antigene RDT Kits for Diagnosis
10.COVID-19 – Guidance on Improvement of Surveillance Strategies for States
11.COVID-19 – Guidance on Quality Assurance for COVID-19 Molecular Testing
12.COVID-19 – Guide for Parenting
13.COVID-19 – Guideline on Integration of Private Sector Laboratories into National COVID-19 Response
14.COVID-19 – Guideline on Setting up a Sample Collection Centre
15.COVID-19 – Guidelines for Care of Confirmed and Suspected Cases
16.COVID-19 – Guidelines for Employers & Businesses in Nigeria August 2020 v5
17.COVID-19 – Guidelines for Management of Pregnant Women and Nursing Mothers
18.COVID-19 – Guidelines for Pregnant Women and Nursing Mothers
19.COVID-19 – Guidelines for Safe Transportation of COVID-19 Remains
20.COVID-19 – Guidelines for Safe-Reopening Of Schools
21.COVID-19 – Guidelines on 2020 NYSC Orientation Camp Activities
22.COVID-19 – Guidelines on Reopening of Places of Worship
23.COVID-19 – Guidelines on Social Distancing
24.COVID-19 – Interim Guidance on Home-Care for Confirmed Cases
25.COVID-19 – Interim Guidelines for  Mgt of Corpse of Persons Suspected or Confirmed of COVID-19
26.COVID-19 – Laboratory Assessment Checklist
27.COVID-19 – National Interim Guideline for Clinical Management of COVID-19 July 2020
28.COVID-19 – Advisory on the Use of Face Shields with Face Masks by the General Public
29.COVID-19 – Operational Guidelines for the Police & other law Enforcements Agencies in Nigeria
30.COVID-19 – Provisional Quarantine Protocol for Air-Travel 2021
31.COVID-19 – Provisional Quarantine Protocol for UK & SA Air Travel
32.COVID-19 – Guidance on Rational use of Personal Protection Equipment in the Covid-19 Cases
33.COVID-19 – Public Health Visual Guidance on Safe School Re-opening
34.COVID-19 – Recommendations on Messaging Persons with Non-Communicable Diseases during COVID-19 Outbreak
35.Covid-19 – Risk Communication & Community Engagement Strategy
36.COVID-19 – Self-Isolation Guideline for Travellers September 2020
37.COVID-19 – SOP for Specimen Collection and Transportation
38.COVID-19 – Toolkit for Opening Religious Gatherings
38.COVID-19 – Updated Guideline for Sample Reception and Reporting
39COVID-19 Advisories of the Nigerian Center for Disease Control
40.COVID-19 Advisory – Ten Essential Measures To Prevent Infectious Disease Outbreaks During Flooding
41.COVID-19 Guidance or Safe Mass Gatherings In Nigeria
42.COVID-19 Guidance for Schools
43.COVID-19- National Strategy to Scale up Access to Coronavirus Disease Testing in Nigeria
44.COVID-19 – Case Definition for CoronaVirus Disease
45.COVID-19 Test-Case Protocol Version 1
46.COVID-19 Test-Case Protocol
47.COVID-19 Test-Case Protocol Version 2
48.COVID-19 Signs and Symptoms Infographics
49.COVID-19 Prevention Infographics
50.COVID-19 Infection Prevention Control Recommendations
51.COVID-19 – Press Release on 100 days of COVID-19 Response in Nigeria
52.COVID-19 – Patients Hand-Book for Home-based Care
53.COVID-19 Outbreak – Initial Response Report and Strategic Directions
54.COVID-19 and School Closure – Executive Summary cf Perception Survey

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