COVID-19: FG Places USA, Canada, South Africa, 11 Others On
Watch List
The Federal government has placed 14 countries on watch list
as part of measures to prevent a possible spread of the new COVID-19 variant.
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi,
who made this known via his Twitter account on Wednesday, said the measure
became necessary following the discovery of variants from banned countries
within the country.
“The affected countries are Canada, USA, France, Germany,
Netherlands, Togo, Ghana, Cameroon, Angola, South Africa, Kenya, Uganda,
Tanzania and Rwanda.
“Nigerians returning from lesser hajj would have to undergo
a compulsory seven-day self-isolation.
“The state will not hesitate to prosecute anyone,
irrespective of status, who fails to comply with the directive.
“The state has, however, developed a five-pillar strategy
for curbing a potential third wave in Lagos.
“These include ensuring that all travelers carry out
COVID-19 tests while we also introduce PCR tests to determine variants and
mandatory seven-day quarantine,” he said.
