The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said it had transitioned from weekly case announcements for COVID-19 to biweekly situation reports.
The NCDC disclosed this in its public
health advisory on the relaxation of COVID-19 safety measures and travel
advisory issued on its website on Wednesday.
The PSC on Monday approved the relaxation
of all COVID-19 safety measures and travel advisories including the lifting of
protocols for travellers, the compulsory use of face masks in public spaces and
restrictions on mass gatherings.
The disease control centre, however, urged
Nigerians to get vaccinated, complete their vaccination dose and ensure other
basic preventive measures.
Relaxation of travel protocol
It was earlier reported that a memo to all
airline operators by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) noted that the
use of facemasks inside airport terminal buildings and onboard aircraft by
airport workers, passengers, and crew members is no longer mandatory
While it added that the new protocol no
longer requires the disinfection of bags at the entrance of terminal buildings,
it said persons aged 60 years and above, who are immunocompromised and with
co-morbidities are advised to continue the use of facemasks.
Airlines are also directed to resume
serving catering (meals and drinks) on board aircraft.
Before the relaxation, a COVID-19 PCR test
was required to be done within 48 hours of departure for all travellers and a
mandatory Day-2 Post-arrival COVID-19 PCR test for those arriving in the
country.
However, with the new protocol, COVID-19
quarantine/travel requirements have now been made optional and the permission
to travel/QR code is no longer required.
Nigeria’s COVID-19 status
According to statistics on the NCDC website
as of Wednesday, 266,381 infections and 3,155 deaths have been recorded in 36
states and the Federal Capital Territory
Data also shows that as of 9 December,
59,867,077 of the total eligible persons have been fully vaccinated while
12,403,486 of the total eligible persons are partially vaccinated.
The National Primary Health Care
Development Agency (NPHCDA) said 35 per cent of eligible persons in Nigeria are
yet to receive a single dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
“Nigeria is 18.5 million eligible persons
away from reaching the 70 per cent target population expected to be fully
vaccinated by 31-Dec-2022,” it said.
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