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UPDATE 1-Nigeria bans entry to arrivals from 13 countries to combat coronavirus

Published 18/03/2020, 20:48
UPDATE 1-Nigeria bans entry to arrivals from 13 countries to combat coronavirus

(Adds minister of interior, details)
By Felix Onuah
ABUJA, March 18 (Reuters) - Nigeria will from Saturday ban
entry to arrivals from 13 of the countries worst affected by the
coronavirus epidemic, the minister of interior said on
Wednesday.
All the countries on the list, which includes the United
States, Britain, Germany, China, Italy, Iran, South Korea and
Japan, have reported more than 1,000 coronavirus cases.
"Federal government has placed a complete travel ban on 13
countries. We have also suspended issuance of visas to citizens
of these countries and have also cancelled all visas earlier
issued to them," said Minister of Interior Rauf Aregbesola.
The minister, who addressed reporters in the capital Abuja
after emerging from a cabinet meeting, said the ban would take
effect from Saturday and "will last for four weeks subject to
review". Earlier, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said
the restrictions would come into force on Friday.
Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama said on Twitter that
Nigerians arriving from the 13 countries would be subject to
supervised isolation for 14 days.
"Nigerians are also advised to cancel or suspend travelling
to these countries," he said in a tweet.
Nigeria has recorded eight confirmed coronavirus cases,
health ministry officials said on Wednesday.
Several governments in Africa, where the virus present in at
least 26 countries but has spread more slowly than in Europe and
Asia, have closed borders, cancelled flights and imposed strict
entry and quarantine requirements.

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