The Federal Government has said it will release a new travel
protocol on Tuesday, as a proactive measure to prevent the Omicron COVID-19
variant from entering Nigeria.
This was disclosed by the National Incident Manager of the
Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19, Mukhtar Muhammad, during a media briefing
on Monday.
The index case of Omicron was detected on November 23 in
South Africa.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has since designated
Omicron as a “variant of concern”.
Muhammad noted that although no case of the variant has been
detected in Nigeria, the PSC has taken “far-reaching proactive measures to
minimise and mitigate this possibility.
“Consequently, the PSC will be issuing a travel guideline
document tomorrow, but let me highlight the contents of this travel guideline.
“Passengers arriving in the country are required to do a PCR
test 48 hours before departing. They will also do day two and day seven PCR tests
on arrival and they will be required to self-isolate for seven days.
“Passengers that are outbound, going out of Nigeria, will be
required to either show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or provide a negative PCR
test taken 48 hours before departure. These conditions apply to diplomats as
well. The measures will come into effect by Friday, 3rd of December, 2021.
“The PSC will ensure that there is enforcement of passengers
who arrive and refuse to take tests through suspension of their passports and
prosecution, or both. Furthermore, we’ll be increasing our surveillance at the
ports of entry into the country, intensifying testing and contact tracing, and
optimizing sequencing capacity.”
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