Janet Osemudiamen
The federal government says foreigners who recently visited Brazil, India and Turkey will not be allowed into Nigeria from Tuesday.
In a travel advisory issued on Saturday, Boss Mustapha, chairman of the presidential steering committee on COVID-19, said the decision was as a result of global surge in COVID-19 cases.
According to TheCable, Mustapha who is also the secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), stated that Nigerians who visited those countries will undergo one-week mandatory quarantine at arrival, while the passenger will bear the cost.
He also added that the federal government has reduced the validity period of pre-boarding COVID-19 PCR test for all Nigeria-bound passengers from 96 to 72 hours.
In a travel advisory issued on Saturday, the chairman of the presidential steering committee on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, said the decision was as a result of a global surge in COVID-19 cases.
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The Federal Government has announced that it will bar passengers who have visited India, Brazil and Turkey in the past 14 days from entering the country.
This is part of precautionary measures introduced by the government to reduce the risk of a spike in Covid-19 infections due to travellers coming from other countries as concerns over the new wave of coronavirus disease in some parts of the world continues to mount.
This new travel advisory which is subject to review after an initial period of 4 weeks, will take effect from Tuesday, May 4, 2021.
This disclosure is contained in a statement titled,
“Travel Advisory For Passengers Arriving Nigeria From Brazil, India and Turkey,’’ issued by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation who also doubles as the Chairman Presidential Task Force (PTF) on Covid-19, Boss Mustapha, over the weekend.