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Coronavirus: Nigeria Will Not Impose Travel Restriction On Countries — Mamora
The Minister of State for Health, Dr. Olorunnibe Mamora has said that the Federal Government will not impose a travel ban on visitors from countries where the deadly coronavirus has a stronghold.
Mamora made this known during a press conference in Abuja on Monday and said visitors from such countries would be screened before entering Nigeria.
He said: “Despite we have not recorded a confirmed COVID-19 case in the last one week in Nigeria, it is important to remember that we are still at high risk like other countries. We will continue to monitor returning travellers that fit our case definition and improve our surveillance, detection and risk communications.
“We have carried out a review of our case definition. We have added three new countries to the existing list of five high-risk countries with widespread community transmission. These are France, Germany and Spain. Therefore, eight countries are on our priority list – China, Japan, Iran, Italy, Republic of Korea, France and Germany.
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“Travellers from these eight countries will undertake secondary screening at the point of entry. They are also advised to self-isolate for 14 days on entry.”
Mamora added, “Forty-seven people have tested negative and have been cleared. One was positive (after contact with the index case) and one result is pending. There has been no death.
“The index case is clinically stable and has improved greatly.”