#COVID19 Nigeria Restrict Entry For 13 Country, Five New Corona Virus Cases In Nigeria

Nigeria now has 5 NEW CORONAVIRUS CASES. This is now confirmed by the Federal Ministry of Health and the NCDC.

All of the 5 new cases were people who just returned from UK and USA.

Nigeria is restricting entry into the country for travelers from 13 countries including the US and UK, as it announced five new cases Wednesday.

The restriction will apply to travelers from countries with more than 1,000 cases. They include China, Italy, Iran, South Korea, Spain, Japan, France, Germany, the United States, Norway, UK, Netherlands and Switzerland, the country's National Centre for Disease Controlsaid on its Twitter account.

"The Federal Government of Nigeria has also suspended the issuance of visa on arrival to travelers from these countries. All travelers returning from these countries prior to the restriction will be in supervised self-isolation, monitored by the NCDC and Port Health Services," - the tweet read.