THE PRESIDENTIAL STEERING COMMITTEE ON COVID-19 PANDEMIC ADDS SOUTH AFRICA TO THE LIST OF COUNTRIES WHERE TRAVELERS ARE BANNED.
Written by miebaka ikiriko on June 30, 2021
The Presidential Steering Committee on the COVID 19 pandemic has added South Africa to the list of Countries where travelers are banned because of the rampant case of COVID 19 in the Country
The government has in May slammed a similar ban on travelers from India, Brazil and turkey over similar concerns
The chairman of PSC and Secretary to Government of the Federation Boss Mustapha disclosed this during Monday media briefing of the committee in Abuja.
On the issue of Emirates flights in and out of Nigeria, he said relevant ministries continued to review developments and concluded that any decision to fly the Nigerian route by airline is a business decision
The SGF said over the last few weeks the PSC has been monitoring global developments on COVID 19 with a particular focus on variants of concern