BREAKING: COVID-19: Nigeria bans travellers from Brazil, India, Turkey
Nigeria, May 2 -- The Nigerian government has announced a temporary ban on non-Nigerian passengers who have been in Brazil, India or Turkey within 14 days of intended arrival into Nigeria.
This is due to concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, said in a statement sent to PREMIUM TIMES on Sunday.
Mr Mustapha said the travel ban does not apply to passengers who only transited through these countries that have been experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases in the past week.
He said the new travel advisory shall come into effect from May 4 and shall be subject to review after an initial period of 4 weeks.
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