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: 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 few days after.
Also earlier today, five new cases have been confirmed making it expedient for Nigerian Government to take harsh decision to contain the spread.
