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Nigeria relaxes rules of evidence of COVID-19 test for foreign travellers

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The Nigerian Government has asked airlines to allow foreign travellers without  evidence of payment for their COVID-19 PCR test.

This was disclosed by the  Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) in a memo it issued and seen by Nairametrics.

According to the memo, foreign airlines were asked to board passengers without evidence of payment for Day-7 COVID-19 PCR test or generate paid QR code/permit to fly.

The memo was titled “Permission for airlines to board passengers travelling to Nigeria who are unable to show evidence of payment for day seven COVID-19 PCR test or generate paid QR code/permit to fly.”

It stated, “The decision was taken in view of the challenges some travellers to Nigeria are experiencing while trying to fill their Health and Travel history into Nigeria’s International Travel portal (NITP).

“The Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 has been made aware of challenges some travelers are experiencing while trying to fill their Health and travel history into the Nigeria International Travel Portal.

“Airlines are thereby permitted to board any traveller to Nigeria who is unable to either pay for the repeat Day Seven COVID-19 PCR test or generate the paid QR code/ permit to fly.

“Such passengers will be required to make payment for the repeat Day Seven COVID-19 PCR test at their destination airport in Nigeria.

“Holders of Diplomatic passports and Children aged 10 years and below who are unable to complete NITP are to be allowed to board the flight.

“Their health declaration and travel history will be captured by the Port Health Services (PHS) at the destination airport.

“Airlines are to bring this information to the knowledge of the passenger and ensure strict compliance with above-stated conditions.”

What you should know
Earlier, foreign travellers were required to show proof of payment for their COVID-19 PCR test before they were boarded.
Such passengers would be required to make payment for the repeat day-7 COVID-19 PCR test at their destination airport in Nigeria.

 

(Nairametrics)

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