Nigeria: Ebola - Nigeria to Screen Outbound Travellers

7 August 2014

As part of efforts to ensure that the spread of the deadly Ebola virus is contained, the Federal Government has announced that it would commence screening of all out bound travellers from Nigeria's shores.

Travellers who show symptoms would be prevented from travelling and where they are non-Nigerians, they would only be allowed out if their countries have the capacity for a properly supervised evacuation and treatment as was demonstrated by the US recently.

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