331 Nigerians Return From UAE, Total Evacuees Now 2042
331 Nigerians Return From UAE, Total Evacuees Now 2042
Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has announced the arrival of 331 Nigerians evacuated from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Announcing via Twitter on Friday, NiDCOM stated that the evacuees arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at 2:24 pm.
This brings the number of evacuees from the UAE to a total of 2,042.
EVACUATION UPDATE:
Nigeria Nationals boarding at London Gatwick Airport United Kingdom@flyairpeace flight P47854 ready to bring them home.
They will arrive Nnamdi Azikiwe Int’l Airport Abuja around 6pm local time today to proceed on a 14-day SELF ISOLATION..
1/2 pic.twitter.com/SenvpExC4t— Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (@nidcom_gov) August 8, 2020
The returnees, who tested negative for Covid-19 before departure, are expected to self-isolate for 14 days according to the protocol of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on Covid-19 and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
They are also expected to take another Covid-19 test before rejoining society.
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