The Academy of Medicine Specialties of Nigeria has urged the Federal Government to impose stringent coronavirus restrictions on flights leaving China on carriers such as Qatar, Ethiopian, South Africa, and others.
According to the academy, the number of instances of the coronavirus in the country has increased.
Prof. Oladapo Ashiru, the president of the Academy of Medicine Specialties of Nigeria, made this call in a statement on Thursday, stating that Nigeria needed to take action right away.
Ashiru said, “Nigeria should immediately tighten her borders with strict restrictions on flights coming from China through Qatar, Ethiopian, South Africa and other airlines.
“We cannot afford the spillover from the current increase in COVID-19 from the country. Hence reinstate all the control measures for incoming flights from the eastern routes.
“Travellers from China must show a recent negative COVID-19 test 48 here before landing.”
Also, a report on Reuters on December 28, 2022, said Chinese hospitals and funeral homes were under intense pressure on Wednesday as a surging COVID-19 wave drained resources, while the scale of the outbreak and doubts over official data prompted some countries to enact new travel rules on Chinese visitors.