Nigerian Government Wednesday issued a travel ban on 13 countries effective from Saturday, March 21, 2020, as one of the several measures aimed at containing the spread of the deadly #Coronavirus.
Mr. Boss Mustapha, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF disclosed this at a press conference in the nation’s capital.
Mustapha, who chairs the Presidential Task Force on Coronavirus listed the affected countries as follows: the United State of America, the United Kingdom, China, Japan, Iran, Switzerland, Norway, Netherland, France, South Korea, Germany, Italy, and Spain.
Prompt News recalls that the index Case of #Covid19Nigeria is an Italian who came into the country but developed symptoms of coronavirus a few days after.
Also earlier today, five new cases have been confirmed making it expedient for the Nigerian Government to take harsh decisions to contain the spread.
