Nigeria has announced that foreign travelers from Sweden and Austria will be restricted from entering the country as part of its steps to contain a coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
This development now makes the total number of countries not allowed into Nigeria to 15 .The government had earlier announced travel restrictions against foreign travellers from 13 high-risk countries earlier on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. All the affected countries have recorded at least 1,000 cases of coronavirus within their borders.
During a press briefing on Friday, March 20, the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said Austria and Sweden have now been added to the list. “We have identified two more high risk countries – Austria and Sweden which were added in the past 24 hours to the list,” he said.
The other countries on the list are the United States, China, Italy, Iran, South Korea, Spain, Japan, France, Germany, Norway, United Kingdom, Netherlands, and Switzerland.
