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The Federal Government has on Wednesday, banned travelers from China, Italy, Iran, South Korea, Spain, Japan, France, Germany, Norway, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Netherlands and Switzerland from entering the country, noting that it is part of its measures to stem the spread of coronavirus.
Disclosing this in a statement, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation SGF, Mr Boss Mustapha, said that the 13 listed Countries have recorded at least 1,000 domestic cases of the pandemic disease.
The statement reads, “The Federal Government of Nigeria is restricting entry into the country for travelers from the following thirteen (13) countries; China, Italy, Iran, South Korea, Spain, Japan, France, Germany, Norway, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Netherlands and Switzerland. These are all countries with over 1,000 cases domestically. “All persons arriving in Nigeria who might have visited these countries, will be subjected to supervised self-isolation and testing for 14 days.