The travel ban imposed on Nigeria and nine other African countries by the Canadian government has been lifted.
Recall that Canada had imposed a travel ban on the countries following the discovery of cases of the Omicron variant in the red-listed nations.
The countries placed on the red list are Nigeria, South Africa, Botswana, Egypt, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia and Zimbabwe.
Speaking at a media briefing on Friday, Canada’s Minister of Health, Jean-Yves Duclos, said the ban was imposed to slow the arrival of Omicron in the country.
Duclos added that the…
