Nigerian Government sanctions 100 travellers for refusal to undergo coronavirus test
The Nigerian Government has placed travel restrictions on the first 100 passengers who failed to undergo the compulsory coronavirus test after returning into the country,and also published their passports details.
Penpushing reports that, the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on coronavirus published the details on its official website, for non-compliance to the mandatory day 7 post-arrival coronavirus test, while the affected passengers have been notified and will be prevented from travelling out of the country for the next six months.
“The PTF has placed travel restrictions on the first 100 passengers for non-compliance to the mandatory Day 7 post-arrival COVID-19 test,” a tweet by the Presidential Task Force on the website reads.
Penpushing further reports that, the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force(PTF), Boss Mustapha, had earlier announced that the passports will be suspended till June 2021 to serve as a deterrent to others.
“With effect from 1st January 2021 the passports of the first 100 passengers that failed to take their day seven post-arrival PCR test will be published in the national dailies, ”Mustapha said.
Penpushing also reports that, passengers arriving into the country are required to proceed into self-isolation and carry out a coronavirus test seven days after arrival ,but recent investigation showed that number of passengers avoid to observe the seven days’ isolation or present themselves for the test.
The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force(PTF) at a previous press conference said a total of 20,216 inbound travellers failed to show up for the post-arrival test they signed up, thereby endangering members of the public.
Penpushing reports that, this violation of guidelines and protocol may have responsible for rise in the cases of second wave of coronavirus, while as at time of filing this report Nigeria has recorded 89,163 cases of the virus.
The update from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control(NCDC) disclosed that,of these, 74,789 patients have been successfully treated and discharged, while eight more persons died from the virus on Saturday, taking the total fatalities to 1,302.
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