Nigeria announced on Sunday that it has banned passengers from Brazil, India and Turkey as the countries battle third wave of coronavirus with effect from May 4. People who have visited the country within fourteen days preceding their travel to Nigeria will also not be allowed entry. “The risk assessment took into consideration the epidemiology of cases, prevalence of variants of concern and average passenger volume between Nigeria and each country amongst other indicators. Of the countries assessed, this interim travel advisory applies to three (3) countries in the first instance. If Negative, the passenger shall continue to remain in quarantine and made to undergo a repeat PCR test on day 7 of their quarantine.

Source: The Guardian May 02, 2021 09:45 UTC