Nigeria government wants travellers from France, Germany, Spain to undergo secondary screening

Lagos, Nigeria – The Federal Government of Nigeria wants travellers coming into the country from France, Germany, and Spain to undergo a secondary screening at Nigeria international airports and self-isolate for 14 days after their arrival.

Minister of State, Federal Ministry of Health, Dr Olorunnimbe Mamora, made this declaration briefing the press on the update on coronavirus.

However, before his declaration, Nigeria had already placed China, Japan, Iran, Italy and the Republic of Korea on high-risk status.

Mamora said that the step became important for travellers from European countries after the latest development with the virus in the world. He also stated that this development puts Nigeria at risk like other countries.

“We continue to monitor returning travellers that fit our case definition and improve our surveillance, detection and risk communications.

“Following the declaration of a pandemic and increasing spread in countries, we 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, Spain, the Republic of Korea, France and Germany.
“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.”