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The homes of persons who have returned after international travel should be converted into a small-size containment area and that, seven days after the return of such persons, RT-PCR tests of all their family members should be conducted.

Thirteen of the nearly 300 international travellers who landed in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut have provided wrong contact details to the administration, the district's chief medical officer has said, adding that efforts are on to locate them.

How foreign returnees shun post-arrival COVID-19 test after payment, invitation …others reject result after testing positive As cases of COVID-19 continue to surge in the country, accredited laboratory officials narrate the odds they confront as foreign arrivals routinely shun Federal Government directive. ANGELA ONWUZOO reports As Nigeria battles second wave of COVID-19 with fears of increase in new cases, officials of some laboratories accredited by the government to carry out COVID-19 te...