COVID-19 Hotspots: FG Adds Austria, Sweden To Nigeria’s Travel Ban List

Hamilton Nwosa
Writer

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By Hamilton Nwosa(Head, The New Diplomat Business and Data tracking desk)

The Federal Government of Nigeria has added Austria and Sweden to the list of high-risk countries following the outbreak of coronavirus.

The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire made this known at a media briefing on Friday in Abuja.

“We have identified two more high risks countries – Austria and Sweden which were added in the past 24 hours to the list,” Ehanire said.coronavirus

Read also: NAFDAC Approves Production Of Chloroquine In Nigeria

Recall that the Nigerian Government on Wednesday issued a travel ban on 13 countries over the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The affected countries are the United State of America, the United Kingdom,  China, Japan, Iran, Switzerland, Norway, Netherland, France, South Korea, Germany, Italy and Spain.

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