LAGOS, March 21 (Reuters) - Nigeria will close its two main
international airports in the cities of Lagos and Abuja from
Monday night, its civil aviation regulator said on Saturday, as
the number of coronavirus cases in the country almost doubled.
The airports, which join three others around the country,
will be shuttered for one month, the Nigerian Civil Aviation
Authority said in a statement.
The closure comes as Nigeria's number of confirmed
coronavirus cases rose on Saturday from 12 to 22, three of them
in Abuja, the capital's first positive identifications.
"All airports in Nigeria are closed to all incoming
international flights with the exception of emergency and
essential flights," the authority said.
Nigeria said on Thursday it would close all schools and
universities in the country due to coronavirus outbreak.