Executive Secretary/CEO, Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Hassan Bello (right), handing over the Nigerian Port Process Manual (NPPM) to Director, Port Health Services, Dr. Geoffrey Okatubo during a courtesy visit in Abuja.
To curtail the import of COVID-19 to Nigeria through the seaports, the Federal Government has begun plans to give special attention to vessels from India, Brazil and South Africa.
In India about 3417 people died of COVID-19 in one day; Brazil, 2406; and South Africa recorded 11 deaths as of May 2, 2021. The Director, Port Health Services (PHS), Dr. Geoffrey Okatubo made this known during the visit of the Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Hassan Bello, in Abuja.
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Due to the resurgence of the new strain of COVID-19, the Federal Government, on Friday, said it is paying special attention to vessels arriving from Brazil, South Africa and India into Nigerian ports.
In a press statement issued on Friday by the Spokesperson of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Mrs Rakiya Yagboyaju, the agency revealed that the Director of Port Health Services, Dr Geoffrey Okatubo said that due to the emergence of the new strain of the COVID-19 virus, the nation is beaming its searchlight on vessels coming from India, Brazil and South Africa.
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The Presidential Steering Committee PSC on COVID-19 has expressed concerns over the emergence of new variants of the novel coronavirus, but assured that the federal government remains at alert to ward off any threat.
This was as the National Primary Health Care Development Agency NPHCDA announced that Nigeria has recorded 8,711 cases of mild vaccine adverse effects and 52 cases of moderate to severe side effects.
It also announced that the federal government has signed up for 28 million doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine which are expected to be delivered by the end of May.
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