No fewer than 40 countries have suspended travel from Britain in a bid to contain a fast-spreading new strain of the coronavirus, Punch reports.
Among them are four African countries – Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Mauritius, with Nigeria also considering to suspend travel from the UK.
The chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, at a press briefing on Monday said, “A lot of discussions is still going on around the calls for the restriction of international travels due to the discovery of new strains of the virus in certain countries.
“The protection of Nigerians remains our primary concern and we reassure Nigerians of our resolve not to relent.”
Scotland had already closed its border with the rest of the United Kingdom.