The Federal Government has raised concern over the non-compliance with the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test protocol for COVID-19 by 65 per cent of Nigerians returning to the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was revealed by the Lagos State government while issuing warnings to Lagosians stressing that the continuous non-observance of COVID-19 protocols and stipulated safety guidelines could result to a second outbreak of the virus in Lagos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr. Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, and Chairman of The Presidential Task Force, PTF, on COVID-19, made this known during a briefing in Abuja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In respect to this, he affirmed that, the passports of culpable travellers would be seized as penalty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said, ‘As you may recall, the PTF announced guidelines on reopening of the airspace and obligations of arriving passengers. The PTF similarly announced sanctions as a consequence of any infraction.’<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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‘Having observed serious non-compliance to the level of 65 per cent, the need has arisen to activate the sanctions which include the suspension of the passports of such defaulting individuals for a period of six months minimum.’<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He further stressed on the re-emergence of the Coronavirus in Europe and the United States of America. In relation to this, he cleared that Nigeria remains vulnerable to a second upsurge having opened its airspace to enable normal travel activities coupled with the negligence of many in the just concluded protests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following this, the SFG maintained that, ‘The PTF has noted with sadness the failure of Nigerians who arrived from abroad to present themselves for the in-country PCR test which they signed up to and paid before arrival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Statistics emerging from our records show that only one out of three passengers have shown up for the in-country test.’<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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