Health Minister, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said on Thursday that 22 persons have tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19), out of 1,473 persons of interest tested since the reopening of the nation’s international airspace.
Ehanire, made the disclosure at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 briefing in Abuja.
He said the individuals, were among the passengers who recently returned from overseas.
His words, “We are especially worried, about the huge COVID increases in certain countries with which we have high volume of human traffic.
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“The Federal Ministry of Health therefore wishes to advise Nigerians against non-essential travel to high burden countries.
“The risks that the movement of travelers create, can only be countered with improved surveillance programmes.
“I wish to specially solicit that all travelers cooperate with border authorities to protect our people and also our health system from stress.
“We are obliged to reduce the risk of COVID importation to a minimum.
“As at 26th September, out of a total of 1,473 Persons of Interest (POI) tested across 3 laboratories in the FCT since the opening of the international travel air space, 22 tested positive.”