Inbound Travellers To Provide Covid Vaccination Evidence In Nigeria
Government says all International travellers arriving in Nigeria are now required to provide evidence of vaccination at the points of entry.
This came following the reported upsurge in Covid-19 in China, Japan, the United States of America and other countries.
Nigeria also said unvaccinated passengers arriving from other countries may have to be vaccinated at the airport.
The Director of Port Health Services, Dr. Geoffrey Okatubo disclosed this at the ministerial briefing held in Abuja.
The government had in December relaxed the Covid-19 rules in the country.
It said “all pre-departure and post-arrival PCR test requirements for all persons who are not fully vaccinated have been suspended and passengers will no longer be required to upload evidence of vaccination on the Nigeria International Travel Portal.”
“The Minister of Health recently approved that Port Health Services should meet with other stakeholders such as the NCDC, the Ministry of Aviation, Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, and relevant unions over the use of rapid diagnostic test kits for testing any suspected ill passenger at the points of entry.
“Port Health Services officers are still positioned at the seaport and offshore platforms to screen all crew and passengers coming into the country,” Okatubo explained.
China’s decision to relax its strict Covid-19 rules to curb the virus has forced many countries to impose restrictions on travellers from China amid fears of an increase in Covid-19.
NP/ Mercy Chukwudiebere
