Canada has lifted the travel ban it imposed on Nigeria and 9 other African countries.
Gatekeepers News reports that Canadian Minister of Health, Jean-Yves Duclos, announced the decision at a media briefing on Friday.
This comes about three weeks after the Canadian government banned 10 African countries — including Nigeria — following the detection of Omicron cases in the country.
This decision to lift the ban will take effect from December 18.
Part of the statement read as follows: “While we recognise the controversial nature of such a prohibition, we believe it was a necessary measure to slow the arrival of Omicron in Canada and buy us some time,”
“Given the current situation, this measure has served its purpose and is no longer needed.”
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