The federal government has added passengers from South
Africa to the list of countries restricted for travellers due to the surge in
the country’s COVID-19 cases.
In May, the federal government had banned passengers from
Brazil, India, and Turkey due to global surge in COVID-19 cases.
Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation
(SGF), said this on Monday during a media briefing of the presidential steering
committee (PSC) in Abuja.
He said that South Africa recorded over 100,000 cases in the last one week while 20,000 was recorded in the last 24 hours.
“The four major
variants of concern are now classified as Alpha (UK), Beta (SA), Gamma (Brazil)
and Delta (India),” he said.
“The Delta variant which has wreaked devastating havoc is
not yet found in Nigeria hence the need to tighten our borders and be more
vigilant. The WHO Country Representative and the DG NCDC will elaborate on this
and the measures for mitigating a potential third wave.”
Mustapha, who serves as the committee chairman, said the
federal government also extended restrictions to travellers from Brazil,
Turkey, and India for another four weeks.
He said the restrictions would be reviewed after four weeks.
“A few weeks ago, we announced additional measures to be met
by passengers arriving from Brazil, Turkey and India. This action was due to
the prevalence of variants of concern and the dangers associated with the
importation of such virulent strain,” he added.
“The PSC has been reviewing these restrictions and is of the
opinion that they should remain for another four weeks before it is further
reviewed. South Africa has, however, been added to this category once more.”
He noted that the PSC would continue to closely monitor the
COVID-19 situation in African countries, including South Africa, Zambia,
Rwanda, Namibia and Uganda.
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