{"id":39174,"date":"2021-01-13T11:45:38","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T11:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=39174"},"modified":"2021-01-13T11:46:08","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T11:46:08","slug":"nigerian-govt-releases-fresh-covid-19-protocol-for-travelers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=39174","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian govt releases fresh COVID-19 protocol for travelers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Federal Government on Tuesday issued a fresh COVID-19 protocol for all international travelers in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the new protocol released by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on its Twitter handle, the travellers are directed to undertake a mandatory COVID-19 test at least 96 hours before departure from their various destinations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They are also expected to repeat the Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test seven days after arrival in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PTF<\/a>\u00a0wrote: \u201cRevised Protocol: All International travellers arriving in Nigeria must conduct a mandatory COVID-19 PCR test within 4 days (96 hours) before departure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the initial protocols, the travellers \u2013 except those from the United Kingdom and South Africa \u2013 are expected to undergo a compulsory PCR test at least 120 hours before departure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They are also expected to repeat the COVID-19 test<\/a> seven days after arrival in Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The revised protocol was part of the government\u2019s renewed effort at checking the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic which had taken a dangerous dimension in the last few weeks in Nigeria.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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