256 Stranded Nigerians Evacuated From Dubai Arrive Safely in Lagos After Flight Made U-Turn

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256 Stranded Nigerians Evacuated From Dubai Arrive Safely in Lagos After Flight Made U-Turn
256 Stranded Nigerians Evacuated From Dubai Arrive Safely in Lagos After Flight Made U-Turn
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The federal government of Nigeria has successfully evacuated the first batch of Nigerians stranded abroad amid the coronavirus pandemic.

According to information made available to 9News Nigeria On Wednesday, the 256 Nigerians arrived in Lagos from Dubai on an Emirates Airline flight after the original chattered flight made U-turn back to Dubai.

The Emirates flight is expected to be the first of at least two other flights scheduled to evacuate Nigerians within the next few days.

256 Stranded Nigerians Evacuated From Dubai Arrive Safely in Lagos After Flight Made U-Turn
256 Stranded Nigerians Evacuated From Dubai Arrive Safely in Lagos After Flight Made U-Turn

According to the foreign ministry, discussions are ongoing with British Airways to airlift 300 Nigerians from London on Friday; arrangements are also being made with Ethiopian airlines for a flight from New York to Abuja next Monday.

Over 4,000 Nigerians are waiting to be evacuated across the world back home, foreign affairs minister, Geoffrey Onyeama said on Monday.

Coming into isolation

The returning Nigerians are expected to be quarantined for 14 days in select hotels on their arrival, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday.

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The quarantine is required to ensure the coronavirus-status of every returnee is ascertained.

The foreign ministry said it has made arrangements for hotel accommodations in Lagos and Abuja, which will be used to quarantine the incoming citizens.

The hotels have been inspected by the “Port Health Services, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Office of the National Security Adviser, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and IPC,” the ministry said.

A global pandemic halts all

The evacuations have become important as the coronavirus pandemic continues to sweep through the world.

The novel coronavirus has killed at least 254,532 people since the outbreak first emerged in China last December, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP on Tuesday.

The virus has particularly ravaged the airline industry, with countries closing borders, forcing travellers to cancel travel plans.

Other countries have been in the news for evacuating their nationals from foreign soil back home.

The United States has evacuated at least 1,000 Americans from Nigeria since the WHO declared the novel coronavirus a pandemic.

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Nigeria’s efforts to evacuate citizens from abroad has been hampered by several obstacles, including the ability to secure quarantine facilities for the returnees on their arrival, according to Minister Onyeama.

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