Yes, there is an urgent need now for our team on COVID-19 to look into the reports from those countries that have seen an upsurge in the number of cases and deaths coming from COVID-19. It will be proper for our country to look into it, vis-à-vis those travelling to those countries and people coming from those countries for visitations. They should be screening them to make sure that they are free of the virus, or if they are tested positive, they have to be isolated until the virus is cleared from their systems, just as we did during the serious outbreak of the virus in Nigeria.
This will prevent them from spreading the virus in the country because we know that the virus is airborne and can easily be shared. We have to be active on all our borders where they come through, especially at the airports. They have to look out for those coming from those countries, either through Lagos airport, Abuja airport, Kano airport, or other international routes. We should be on the lookout for travellers from all the countries where they are having a surge in cases of COVID-19.
According to the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, the arrival of Omicron demonstrated that travel restrictions had no public health benefits but were disruptive to people and businesses. What is your take on this?
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