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Nigeria At Risk Of Fresh Surge Of COVID-19 Virus

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Nigerians are encouraged to go for vaccination...

The Federal Government is not considering imposing mandatory COVID-19 testing or restrictions on travellers from China until there is a need for it.

The Coordinator of the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19, Dr Muktar Muhammed, disclosed this to PUNCH in Abuja.

But the government has however admitted that Nigeria was at risk of a fresh surge of the virus.

And for this reason, it is advising Nigerians to go for vaccination.

Several countries are imposing COVID-19 testing and restrictions on visitors from China following Beijing’s announcement that it would remove curbs on overseas travels.

There has been a COVID-19 surge in the country, with the nation reporting about 5,000 cases a day, which analysts said were underreported.