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Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Nigeria on UK list of countries to face 10-day £1,500 isolation


 British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, will any moment from now publish a list of up to 30 'high risk' Covid countries where returning travellers will be forced to quarantine in hotels for 10 days.


Nigeria, Brazil, South Africa and Kenya are expected to be on this list according to British newspapers.


The new measure requiring visitors to be isolated for 10 days at a total cost of £1,500 is being introduced following concerns about new Covid variants entering Britain.


Nigerian passengers arriving in Britain will be isolated for 10 days in hotels near airports and pay around £1,500 (about N800,000) for the privilege. The same rule applies to passengers arriving Britain from the other 29 listed countries.


Airlines are expected to assist to ensure full compliance and will be fined if they fail to enforce non-exemptions properly.  


Other 'high risk' countries, due to be published later today may include Portugal, Kenya, Ethiopia, much of South America and southern Africa.    


British officials say these areas have been chosen because of dangerous variants that have emerged there - or because they have rocketing infection and death rates.

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