In light of the COVID-19 oubreak, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control decided to prohibit all the arrivals from the 13 most affected countries by the disease. According to Reuters, all the countries that have more than 1.000 confirmed cases, are banned to enter the country.
Specifically, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control said: “We urge the public to restrict all non-essential travel to these countries” while added that the government is temporarily suspending the issuance of all visas on arrival.
Countries that have reported more than 1.000 cases, including the United States, Britain, Germany, China, Italy, Iran, South Korea and Japan, won’t be able to enter Nigeria.
The entry ban will be into effect for an initial period of four weeks, and travelers who had visited any of the 13 countries would be under a 14-day quarantine.
For the records, Nigeria at the moment has 12 COVID-19 confirmed cases, according to the live map.