Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has urged the Federal Government to place a ban on all UK flights amid the spike in covid-19.
Recall that some countries have imposed a ban on flights due to a fast-spreading variant of COVID-19 in the UK.
Reacting to this development, Atiku in a series of tweets called on the Federal Government to issue strict restrictions in order to curb the new outbreak in the country.
“Nevertheless, we must learn from history, or we stand the risk of repeating it.
”The new strain of COVID19 that has erupted in the United Kingdom, and specifically, London, can add to Nigeria’s health emergency if we do not act with an abundance of caution and temporarily halt all flights to and from the UK until this new strain is brought under control,” he said.
”Already, prudent nations are taking prompt action, and Nigeria must take necessary precautions due to the volume of air traffic between Nigerian airports and London, where this new strain has erupted.
“We must face the reality that our health sector is not sufficiently prepared to handle a sudden and unpredictable surge of this pandemic.
“We have already lost lives needlessly. We need not lose more. In the case of this virus, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” he stated.
The number of COVID-19 cases in Britain surged by 35,928 on Sunday, official data showed, the highest daily rise since the start of the pandemic.
There were also 326 deaths within 28 days of a positive test, lower than the 534 recorded on Saturday.
The government has toughened restrictions in London and southeast England to try to curb the spread of a new, fast-spreading variant of the virus.
