FG adds Austria and Sweden to list of high risk countries

The Federal Government of Nigeria has added Austria and Sweden to the list of high risk countries following the outbreak of coronavirus.

Announcing the new update at a media briefing on Friday in Abuja, the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire said;

“We have identified two more high risks countries – Austria and Sweden which were added in the past 24 hours to the list.”

On Wednesday, the FG issued a travel ban on 13 countries over the COVID-19 pandemic. The affected countries are the United States of America, the United Kingdom, China, Japan, Iran, Switzerland, Norway, Netherland, France, South Korea, Germany, Italy, and Spain.

To make the list 15, Sweden and Austria has been added to the list of high risk countries.

There are now confirmed 12 cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria, nine of which are in Lagos State.