As part of measures to stem the spread of the Coronavirus in
the country, the Federal Government of Nigeria has announced the restriction of
entry for travelers from 13 Countries that have recorded at least 1,000
domestic cases of the pandemic. Chairman of the Presidential Taskforce on
Covid-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation SGF, Mr Boss
Mustapha announced this at a press briefing in Abuja.
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According to him, government has also suspended its visa on
arrival policy. “The Federal Government of Nigeria is restricting entry into
the country for travelers from the following thirteen (13) countries; China,
Italy, Iran, South Korea, Spain, Japan, France, Germany, Norway, the United
States of America, the United Kingdom, Netherlands and Switzerland. These are
all countries with over 1,000 case domestically; “All persons arriving in
Nigeria who might have visited these countries prior to such arrival, will be
subjected to supervised self-isolation and testing for 14 days.
The travel ban for Government officials will remain in place
until further notice and until the situation of the pandemic nature of the
Coronavirus abates. By this notice, any prior approval to travel abroad within
this period is accordingly rescinded. With regards to the general public, we
want to advise citizens in their own interest to cancel all non-essential trips
abroad including business and vacation trips. “We urge everyone returning to
Nigeria from any country to strictly self-isolate for 14 days in their homes.
All people returning from high community transmission rates
especially countries that have recorded 1,000 cases and above will be
effectively followed up”, he added. Members of the Taskforce are the Ministers
of Health, Foreign Affairs, Interior, Aviation, Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster
Management and Social Services, Education, Information and Culture, Minister of
State Health and Minister of Environment. Others are the Director-General,
Department of State Services, Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease
Control; and WHO Country Representative/National Coordinator – Dr. Sani Aliyu.
Source: vanguardngr
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