The Federal Government is considering restricting flights from countries affected by the Ebola virus as part of measures to prevent a possible outbreak in Nigeria.
This was disclosed on Thursday by the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, after a high-level meeting in Lagos involving officials from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Ministry of Interior, and Lagos State Government.
Gbajabiamila said the government was exploring several preventive steps, including isolating passengers showing Ebola symptoms at airports and using special cargo terminals for travellers arriving from affected countries....... .
