ABUJA, May 2 (Reuters) - Nigeria will ban travellers coming
from India, Brazil and Turkey because of concerns about the
rampant spread of coronavirus in those countries, a presidential
committee said on Sunday.
"Non-Nigerian passport holders and non-residents who visited
Brazil, India or Turkey within Fourteen (14) days preceding
travel to Nigeria, shall be denied entry into Nigeria," Boss
Mustapha, chairman of the presidential steering committee on
COVID-19, said in a statement.
The ban will take effect from May 4, the statement said.
Nigeria announced 43 confirmed new coronavirus cases on
Saturday, bringing its total to 165,153, with 2,063 deaths.
Indian hospitals, morgues and crematoriums have been
overwhelmed as the country has reported more than 300,000 daily
cases for more than 10 days straight. Many families have been
left on their own to find medicines and oxygen.
In Brazil, new coronavirus cases have fallen off a
late-March peak, but remain high by historical standards. Total
deaths in the country are second only to the United States.
Turkey imposed a nationwide "full lockdown" on Thursday,
lasting until May 17, to curb a surge in coronavirus infections
and deaths, with the world's fourth highest number of cases and
the worst on a per-capita basis among major nations.