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Coronavirus: Federal Government Adds Austria, Sweden Among High Risk Countries

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Coronavirus: Federal Government Adds Austria, Sweden Among High Risk Countries

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Following Coronavirus pandemic, the Federal Government on Friday, added two more countries to the list of high-risk countries.

The countries include Austria and Sweden.

The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire made the announcement at a media briefing on Friday in Abuja.

The government had earlier Wednesday, declared 13 countries high risk zones and placed travel ban on them.

The countries include United States of America, the United Kingdom, China, Japan, Iran, Switzerland, Norway, Netherland, France, South Korea, Germany, Italy, and Spain.

With the latest addition of Austria and Sweden, Nigeria now has 15 countries as high risk areas of Coronavirus pandemic.

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

He added that there are now confirmed 12 cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria, out of which nine are in Lagos State.

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