Coronavirus: FG adds Sweden, Austria to restricted countries

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Austria and Sweden have been added to the list of high-risk countries restricted from entering Nigeria over the coronavirus pandemic.

The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said this at a press briefing in Abuja on Friday.

Nigeria had, on Wednesday, placed travel restrictions on entry into the county from 13 countries with high-burden of coronavirus.

The countries are China, Iran, South Korea, Germany, Italy, United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Norway, Netherlands, Spain, France, and Japan.

The country also announced a temporary suspension of visa-on-arrival policy. It also restricted entry into the country through only two out of the five international airports.

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They are, the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

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