Nigeria will continue to insist that status passengers arriving in the country will be required to observe a seven days quarantine period before being allowed into the society. Following the terrible second wave of COVID-19 in India, United Kingdom has added India to its ‘red list’ of pandemic-stricken countries.
As of Friday, any Britons returning from India must quarantine for 10 days in a government-approved hotel. A source from Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) who pleaded anonymity said there have been no changes to the policy on ground which is seven days COVID-19 quarantine policy for those who are coming from abroad to Nigeria.
Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 (PSC) Arrival Protocol states that “Return passengers must proceed on a 7-day self-isolation as per protocol and present at the designated sample collection sites on the 7th day of arrival.”
It further states that “Positive cases will be managed based on National Guidelines for COVID-19 treatment and passengers who test negative after seven days will end self-isolation on the eighth day.”
It was gathered that India had recorded its highest one-day number of cases, recording 332,730 new infections in a 24-hour period. In the same period, 2,263 people died with COVID-19.
Last week, Nigeria recorded 624 new COVID-19 infections which is the lowest the country recorded in five months, Tribune Online analysis shows. The 624 new cases reported between March 28 and April 3 is a reduction from the 849 recorded the previous week.